Italian women protest over wedding postponement due to COVID-19 lockdown

A group of fierce brides wearing wedding dressed staged an angry demonstration in Rome as they rallied against the postponement of their marriages because of coronavirus lockdown, The Daily Mail reported.

Around 15 women sat in front of the Trevi fountain as they held white parasols and wore matching white face masks.
They also staged sit-ins outside parliamentary buildings along with other industry businesses affected by lockdown, such as caterers, venue owners and musicians.The event, organised by an Italian wedding association, was dubbed the ‘flashmob of the singles or unmarried ones’.
Women held signs that translated as ‘weddings without restrictions’, ‘you broke our marriages’ and ‘church doors closed to weddings’ before marching through the city in white stilettos.
According to the news outlet, All non-essential business and activities – including marriage ceremonies – had been banned in Italy for around two months as the country attempted to slow the spread of coronavirus.

Officials at Rome’s City Hall made an exception, however, for anyone who booked a civil wedding ceremony – not held in a Church – before lockdown began.

Although religious ceremonies have since been given the green light to resume, social distancing measures and the wearing of face masks and gloves must be worn by congregations.
Sanitizing gels must also be placed at church entrances, and at the end of every mass, the entire church is sanitized.