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Befana

Epiphany is a Christian feast day celebrated on 6th January and it is also called Three Kings' Day. On this day Christians remember the Three Kings (or the Wise Men) who visited Jesus. In Italy on 6th January children are awaiting the arrival of a kind old woman called Befana.

According to the folk legend, on the way to Jesus, the Wise Men lost sight of the star for a moment and stopped at the house of Befana to ask for directions. In acknowledgment of her help they wanted to take her with them to Jesus but the old woman refused. However, she later left home with a sack of presents but did not find the Wise Men. Since then, she has been flying on the night of January 5-6 from house to house and putting in socks small gifts for children with hope that one of them is baby Jesus.

Befana was known mainly in the vicinity of Rome and in other regions of Italy it became known only in the twentieth century however nowadays the Befana is celebrated throughout all of Italy and has become one of icons of country.

source: https://www.viagginews.com/2019/01/05/auguri-buona-befana-2019-frasi-migliori-divertenti-citazioni/ 



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