٠٠:٠٢:٣٠Distant relatives of Jill Biden popped the champagne in the streets of her ancestral hometown of Gesso, in Sicily, on Tuesday, to celebrate the results of the US presidential election.
Caterina Giacoppo, 64, a distant cousin of Jill Biden who still lives in Gesso said she would like to tell the future first lady of the United States, "we are here, and we are waiting for you."
Jill Biden's grandfather, Domenico Giacoppo, was a two-year-old toddler when his father, Placido Giacoppo, and his family left Sicily for the United States in the 1900s.
Before settling in Hammonton, New Jersey, the Giacoppos Americanised their last name to 'Jacobs.'
"We found everything out by accident in an interview they did with Jill when her husband was vice-president, " says Concetta Giacoppo, one of Jill Biden's Italian relatives.
Gesso's inhabitants, who were cheering for the newly elected US President and First Lady, share the dream of seeing the couple in her ancestral town one day.
Gesso has depopulated over the years. In 1900, the Sicilian hamlet counted at least 3,500 inhabitants, while in 2020, roughly 450 people live there.
Italy: 'We are waiting for you' - Jill Biden's Italian relatives celebrate in Sicilian hometown
Distant relatives of Jill Biden popped the champagne in the streets of her ancestral hometown of Gesso, in Sicily, on Tuesday, to celebrate the results of the US presidential election.
Caterina Giacoppo, 64, a distant cousin of Jill Biden who still lives in Gesso said she would like to tell the future first lady of the United States, "we are here, and we are waiting for you."
Jill Biden's grandfather, Domenico Giacoppo, was a two-year-old toddler when his father, Placido Giacoppo, and his family left Sicily for the United States in the 1900s.
Before settling in Hammonton, New Jersey, the Giacoppos Americanised their last name to 'Jacobs.'
"We found everything out by accident in an interview they did with Jill when her husband was vice-president, " says Concetta Giacoppo, one of Jill Biden's Italian relatives.
Gesso's inhabitants, who were cheering for the newly elected US President and First Lady, share the dream of seeing the couple in her ancestral town one day.
Gesso has depopulated over the years. In 1900, the Sicilian hamlet counted at least 3,500 inhabitants, while in 2020, roughly 450 people live there.
Distant relatives of Jill Biden popped the champagne in the streets of her ancestral hometown of Gesso, in Sicily, on Tuesday, to celebrate the results of the US presidential election.
Caterina Giacoppo, 64, a distant cousin of Jill Biden who still lives in Gesso said she would like to tell the future first lady of the United States, "we are here, and we are waiting for you."
Jill Biden's grandfather, Domenico Giacoppo, was a two-year-old toddler when his father, Placido Giacoppo, and his family left Sicily for the United States in the 1900s.
Before settling in Hammonton, New Jersey, the Giacoppos Americanised their last name to 'Jacobs.'
"We found everything out by accident in an interview they did with Jill when her husband was vice-president, " says Concetta Giacoppo, one of Jill Biden's Italian relatives.
Gesso's inhabitants, who were cheering for the newly elected US President and First Lady, share the dream of seeing the couple in her ancestral town one day.
Gesso has depopulated over the years. In 1900, the Sicilian hamlet counted at least 3,500 inhabitants, while in 2020, roughly 450 people live there.