Occurred on January 6, 2025 / Bologna, Italy Info: The Befana, a character from Italian folklore, arrives with gifts for the ...

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

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

A festive spirit permeated Piazza Navona in Rome, on Monday, January 6, as firefighters helped lower a “Befana”, or old witch, down from a building so she could join the celebrations for an Italian ...

The Befana is an elderly woman, a good and kind witch. Similarly to Santa Claus ... Until the 1960s, the day of the Befana was when Italian children received their Christmas gifts! While the ...

However in the popular fairytale version the story goes that the wise men invited a witch-like woman ... Rome transforms Piazza Navona into Christmas market Although overshadowed by the modern ...

The difference between the celebrations in the two countries however is that according to Italian folklore, the wise men actually invited a witch-like woman ... Italian children hang out stockings for ...

Also during the brunch, Befana (known locally as Nancee Vaicelunas Perry) will tell her story at 10:30 and 11:30 a.m. and hand out gift bags to children throughout the event. In Italian folklore ...

Every year, on January 6th, the tradition of the Befana's stocking brings a touch of magic and nostalgia to Italian ... This tradition has become a symbol of Italian culture, closing the Christmas ...

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Italian journalist Cecilia Sala has been detained in Tehran, Italy’s foreign ministry said in a statement Friday. Sala was reporting in the Iranian capital when she was “stopped by Tehran ...

1) Practicing Giorno di Magro: Abstaining from meat on Christmas Eve. -Pesce or fish is the main star on the Italian dinner table on Christmas Eve. The types of fish and the cooking preference can ...