In her new novel, the author of "Hollow Kingdom" and "Feral Creatures" captures the comedy of truffle-mania in a tiny Tuscan ...

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

Occurred on January 6, 2025 / Bologna, Italy Info: The Befana, a character from Italian folklore, arrives with gifts for the children. Jack Smith's report on Trump election interference set for ...

In most of these countries, the Three Kings Day is observed as a public holiday. La Befana is a folkloric character tied to the Epiphany, considered the Italian version of Santa Claus. The legend ...

La Befana, who was known in her village for being mean and obsessed with sweeping and ... and set out to find the Three Wise Men and their entourage, but it was too late. To this day, she flies around ...

Italy marks 6 January with a public holiday. Rome's festive season comes to an end on Monday 6 January, a national public holiday in Italy, with the arrival of La Befana in Piazza Navona in the city's ...

She wears old clothes, as an Italian rhyme says: “la Befana vien di notte con le scarpe tutte rotte” (the Befana comes ... Regardless of its true origins, the Befana is a timeless figure in Italian ...

At the Campania Shopping Center, the Befana arrives for a day of treats and fun. On Monday, January 6th, the old lady on her broomstick will glide through the skies of Marcianise (CE) to stop at ...

A popular annual event in Rome sees La Befana "fly" into Piazza Navona on her broomstick at 10.30 on the morning of 6 January, handing out sweets to children. Another event associated with the day, ...

children celebrate La Befana the following day. January 6 is the Feast of the Epiphany, when supposedly the Three Wise Men arrived in Bethlehem bearing gifts for the Baby Jesus on the 12 th day of ...

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 ...