The World Loves Giacomo! Gozo’s Ġostra Boy Goes Viral With Nearly 10 Million Views
9.3 million views and counting!
Six-year-old Giacomo Gatt won the people’s hearts last week when he attempted the ġostra pole in Gozo.
The young boy quickly garnered a lot of views however in just 10 days since the video was uploaded it has amassed 9.3 million and 108,385 likes on Instagram.
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The brave boy was filmed by his father as he scaled the pole in Xlendi which is a tradition for seaside towns’ feasts which see people attempting to make it to the end of the pole covered in lard and snatch a flag attached at the end.
Giacomo nearly made it to the edge as he carefully balanced towards the end before falling into the sea and his spectacular performance has been viewed almost 10 million times.
What do you make of these crazy numbers?
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