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If you mean, 'Why do we raise our glasses together when about to drink' (or similar), I have heard (and believe) that the custom originated in mediaeval Italy, where murdering one's enemies (by inviting them to a meal and introducing poison into the wine) was common. To avoid this, guests would, after the wine was poured, swap glasses randomly with others at the table, so that the host could not predict who would be killed, so poisoning was pointless.
The custom then developed to just 'clinking' the glasses together, but retaining the glass your host had offered you; this showed that you trusted the host with your life, and that you believed yourself to be among friends.
Sometimes this is still done although, frequently, the glass is merely raised in the general direction of the host, the centre of the group, or some particular member, as appropriate.
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