During the search of a 29-year-old from Casoria, the police found a typical Befana stocking in his jacket pocket. However, it ...

Dante Club member Louise Columbus threw herself into the title role, as told in the children’s book “The Legend of Old Befana ...

The Three Kings' Day, also known as Epiphany, is a Christian holiday celebrated every year on January 6 in many places across ...

Every year, on Epiphany Eve, which is the night of January 5th, Italians celebrate a tradition similar to Santa, called La ...

This is the moment a witch on a flying broomstick soared above Piazza Navona in Rome. Footage shows Befana descending from the sky with the help of a fire department ladder, sharing gifts, treats, and ...

A festive spirit permeated Piazza Navona in Rome, on Monday, January 6, as firefighters helped lower a “Befana”, or old witch ...

In Italian folklore, Befana is an old woman who delivers gifts to children throughout Italy on Epiphany Eve (the night of Jan. 5). Legend has it that Befana refused to join the Wise Men on their ...