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Epiphany

La Befana: the history, meaning, and magic of an all-Italian tradition.

The feast of the Epiphany, celebrated every year on January 6th, is one of the oldest and most beloved traditions of Italian culture […]

Befana in Catania: rediscover the ritual of hand-tied stockings.

The Befana comes at night, with her shoes all broken, wearing a Roman hat. Long live the Befana! The Befana in Catania, […]

La Befana, story and legend of an old woman who brings gifts to children

The Befana, a story mixed with legend that has its roots in the mists of time. Folk tales tell […]

The Befana returns to fly over Rome

After the forced shutdown due to the pandemic, Befana returns to Rome's squares. On January 6th, she returns to the capital on […]

The Befana brings sweets and smiles to the pediatric oncology department in Catanzaro.

Befana isn't beautiful, but she has a heart of gold, and this year too she hasn't forgotten those who suffer […]

Epiphany in Vercelli with the Befana in the square and an opera gala at the theater

Epiphany is approaching, and so is the end of the Christmas holidays. To close out this period, the city is […]

Rome: the Befana festival returns to Piazza Navona

The Epiphany celebration returns to Piazza Navona. The Capitoline Hill recently published a tender for a four-year concession […]

Epiphany, an ancient holiday that celebrates renewal

On January 6th, the day of the Epiphany, in many parts of Northern Italy, enormous bonfires illuminate the evening. These are […]

The Befana comes by night

Every year the Befana arrives in her witch guise, riding a broomstick, passing over the roofs of houses and […]

The Befana of Biodiversity at the Lamezia Terme hospital

This year, too, the Carabinieri Biodiversity Units of Catanzaro and Lamezia Terme are celebrating "The Epiphany of Biodiversity." A moment of education […]

The Befana is coming: games and gifts for children and even for the young patients of the GOM.

On the occasion of Epiphany, the association "Incontriamoci Sempre per il Volontariato" (Let's Always Meet for Volunteering) is organizing several charity events for children. […]

Befana in Salento: Enduring Traditions and Customs

Epiphany takes all the holidays away! So the proverb goes, although this holiday, it must be said, isn't only linked to […]

Pascha de is tres Reis, the Three Wise Men bringing gifts to children

Epiphany has always been a part of our Sardinian childhood, yet not everyone knows that on the island there was Sa Pascha de is tres […]

The Befana comes at night, between magic and games

The Befana arrives at night, amidst magic and play. The story of the Befana begins in the mists of time and descends […]

La Befana in Sardinia: Children prepare stockings for the Befana.

This year, Befana arrives in Sardinia. Wednesday, January 6th marks the Epiphany, which brings down the curtain on the fifteenth […]

Coronavirus cancels the Epiphany Regatta and related festivities

The Befana and the Befane. Everything we would have seen and experienced if tonight and tomorrow […]

La Befana, the good old lady with ancient origins

January 6th is a day children eagerly await. I nostalgically remember the evening before Epiphany when I placed a […]

The 'Suspended Book' arrives in town for Epiphany.

The "Suspended Book" initiative continues at full speed until January 5th. With a simple gesture, we can all help […]

Epiphany 2020 in Cassino: a journey through music, folklore, and traditions

Epiphany has arrived again this year. Cassino is also deeply tied to the traditions of this day. The Befana arrives to bring […]

When the Befana was escorted by the Fire Brigade

For the people of Campobasso, Epiphany is the day when the Befana descends, accompanied by the firefighters. Every child […]

The Befana of San Benedetto “arecala da lu bellanò”

The Befana was originally a symbol of the year just passed, a year now as old as the Befana herself. The gifts that […]

Piedmontese chocolates to put in your Epiphany stocking

The Befana comes at night and the date of her visit is approaching; why not choose, among the many sweets, […]

Under the Christmas Stars at the Pythagoras Planetarium

Under the Christmas Stars is the holiday program at the Pythagoras Planetarium. Christmas is undoubtedly the season […]

Cassinate: nativity scenes, markets, and many Christmas events

In a few days, schools will close for the Christmas holidays. In the Cassino area, people are already talking about where to go and […]

Adria at Christmas: the magic of the holidays, events for adults and children!

This year's Adria Christmas season got off to a fantastic start. The city's packed program of events for the upcoming holidays. […]

The Befana in the Living Nativity Scene of Lanuvio

The Civita Folk Cultural Association has done it again. It thrilled all the Lanuvini who chose to spend the festival […]

Epiphany: Venetian traditions and legends to discover

At the time of the Serenissima, the time between Christmas and Epiphany did not mark the passage into the new year, which occurred […]

The magical night of Epiphany that takes all the holidays away

In childhood memories and in grandparents' stories, the night before January 6th, the day of the Epiphany, is considered […]

The witch. Story of a witch of the fields

He arrives riding a broomstick, darting across the sky on a winter's night. He stops at every house to leave […]

Janare: The Mysterious Women of Conca de Marini

We thought the so-called "janare" were shadowy figures associated only with the Benevento area. Instead, we're in the Salerno area, in the magical […]

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