Members of the Lorain Montenero Italian Society greeted La Befana, the Italian Christmas Witch, at the annual Christmas dinner Dec. 7 at the Italian-American Veterans Post No. 1, 4567 Oberlin Ave., ...

STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — To celebrate the legend of La Befana, a Christmas tale in Italian folklore similar to St. Nicholas or Santa Claus, board members of the Garibaldi-Meucci Museum will host a day ...

Not many people outside Italy are familiar with “La Befana“, the Italian Christmas Witch. Actually, even in Italy La Befana is much more popular in the south of the country than she is in the north.

The Italian Cultural & Community Center will celebrate the Italian Christmas tradition of la Befana. Children of all ages and families are welcome to attend this event to learn more about Befana and ...

Let’s be frank: Santa Claus is overexposed. Even before Thanksgiving, Americans are bombarded with Santa songs, movies, and commercials, most of which seem to invoke the nonexistent children’s ...

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In a spirit of penance for her bad manners, the witch Befana, as she is known, drops down Italian chimneys, depositing gifts for good children and bits of coal for the bad on Epiphany eve? Unlike ...

Coal nuggets made of sugar, an old and beloved Italian tradition reserved for all naughty children on 6 January. Scarrafoni in Cucina - The Ugly Ducklings of Italian Cuisine is a podcast series by SBS ...