What is Applause at the windows during the Covid-19 pandemic?
[[File:2020-04-30 — Thursday, so Communal Clapping for the NHS.jpg|thumb|Clapping for the support of [[National Health Service]] (NHS) in [[England]], [[United Kingdom]].]] [[File:Aplausos en pamplona (23-03-2020) 2.webm|thumb|Applause at the windows on March 23 in [[Pamplona]] ([[Spain]]) during the national quarantine.]] '''Applause at the window''' was done by some people. It was meant to thank [[Doctor (title)|health workers]] during the confinement of the first half of [[2020]]. It was a way for [[people]] to show appreciation to health professionals working hard during the [[lockdown]].<ref>{{Cite web|date=2020-03-24|title=Europeans Sing Praises of Health Workers from their Windows|url=https://www.voanews.com/a/science-health_coronavirus-outbreak_europeans-sing-praises-health-workers-their-windows/6186329.html|access-date=2023-12-11|website=Voice of America|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Coronavirus: Worldwide applause for front-line medical staff|url=https://www.aljazeera.com/program/newsfeed/2020/3/30/coronavirus-worldwide-applause-for-front-line-medical-staff|access-date=2023-12-11|website=Al Jazeera|language=en}}</ref> == An international phenomenon == The social phenomenon took place in many [[countries]] and got recognition at an [[International recognition|international]] level. These are the [[countries]] where this [[Society|social]] [[ritual]] took place:<ref>{{Cite news|date=2020-01-28|title='Wuhan jiāyóu': chants of solidarity spread across city at epicentre of coronavirus – video|language=en-GB|work=the Guardian|url=http://www.theguardian.com/science/video/2020/jan/28/wuhan-jiayou-chants-of-solidarity-spread-across-city-at-epicentre-of-coronavirus-video|access-date=2023-12-11|issn=0261-3077}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|last=País|first=El|date=2020-03-16|title=Los sanitarios devuelven el aplauso a los ciudadanos|url=https://elpais.com/espana/madrid/2020-03-16/los-sanitarios-devuelven-el-aplauso-a-los-ciuadadanos.html|access-date=2023-12-11|website=El País|language=es}}</ref><ref>{{Cite w