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

The Regata delle Befane honors the Epiphany but also celebrates Venice’s lasting connection to its waterways, its community’s ...

The Befana, a character from Italian folklore, arrives with gifts for the children.

The athletes of the Macerata clubs have obtained good results at the Casali Palace of Ancona on the occasion of Epiphany ...

An Endicott man has been sentenced in Broome County Court to 23 years to life in prison for murdering a woman in 2023 by stabbing her over 30 times. 42-year-old ...

Oprah Winfrey is beginning 2025 with an old favorite. She has selected Eckhart Tolle’s “A New Earth: Awakening to Your Life Purpose” for her book club, marking the first time ...

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 ...

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

Every year, on Epiphany Eve, which is the night of January 5th, Italians celebrate a tradition similar to Santa, called La Befana. Today, students at Thomas Watson Elementary received a visit from ...

According to tradition, it marks the visit of the Three Wise Men to baby Jesus. The three kings —Melchior, Gaspar, and Balthazar — gifted baby Jesus gold, frankincense, and myrrh, respectively. For ...

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