Occurred on January 6, 2025 / Bologna, Italy Info: The Befana, a character from Italian folklore, arrives with gifts for the ...
In many parts of the world Babbo Natale gets all the glory, but not in Italy. Here the Christmas witch La Befana hops on her broomstick to distribute presents to boys and girls on the vigilia ...
(Photo by TIZIANA FABI / AFP) Italy celebrates Befana on January 6th, a holiday that rivals Christmas for many Italians. But how did this staunchly Catholic nation come to worship a pagan witch? On ...
Every year, on Epiphany Eve, which is the night of January 5th, Italians celebrate a tradition similar to Santa, called La ...
Dante Club member Louise Columbus threw herself into the title role, as told in the children’s book “The Legend of Old Befana ...