He was born a boy for eight years: Smallest Italian village explodes at the party

Residents of Italy's smallest village are celebrating the arrival of the youngest resident, born eight years ago.

The population of the village of Morterone, a mountainous settlement in Lombardi, rose to 29 after the birth of the baby named Dennis on Sunday day, writes The Guardian, records Periscope.

“It's a real community holiday,” said Antonella Invernizzi, chairman of Morterone.

Dennis's parents, Matteo and Sarah, followed the Italian tradition of birth announcement by placing a blue ribbon for boys and pink for girls at their door. It's the first time a such ribbon has been seen in the village since 2012, when a girl was born.

Dennis was born at Alessandro Manson Hospital in Lecco, and he weighs 6 pounds.

Morterone is classified as the smallest Italian settlement because of the small number of populations. Population has fallen to 28 recently because of the death of the village mayor's father. /Periscope