Natalie Gajewski, owner of Omen in South Milwaukee, is shown dressed as Befana ― a witch-like figure in Italian folklore who delivers gifts to children similar to Santa Claus ― for the 2023 ...

It’s also the day that towns and cities all over the country erect and light a Christmas tree in the town square and Italian families do the same in their own homes. 11. St. Lucy’s Visit ...

La Befana, the Italian Epiphany witch. Painting by James Lewicki, from “The Golden Book of Christmas Tales” 1956 Another creature who suddenly has become ubiquitous at Christmastime: Swedish ...

To wish someone a Merry Christmas, you can say "Buon Natale" in Italian. In Sicilian, it’s "Bon Natali", and in Ladin (spoken in parts of South Tyrol), you can say "Bon/Bun Nadèl".

Anjelica Huston, one of cinema’s most iconic witch portrayers, has been cast to star in the upcoming live-action/hybrid feature “ The Christmas Witch Trial of La Befana,” the first animated ...

Good Witch and Killjoys star Sarah Power is starring in a moving Christmas movie for Hallmark Movies & Mysteries called Our Italian Christmas Memories. Sarah plays a character named Anna, who ...

The feast of the Epiphany on Jan. 6 is also a national holiday. (Judith Valente) My Christmas season with Italian friends turned out to be one of the most meaningful I have experienced.

Anjelica Huston, one of cinema’s most iconic witch portrayers, has been cast to star in the upcoming live-action/hybrid feature “The Christmas Witch Trial of La Befana,” the first animated ...

EXCLUSIVE: Laura San Giacomo has been hired to inject some more Christmas magic to The Santa Clauses. The actress, last seen in Barry and NCIS, will play La Befana — a Christmas Witch from ...

For this reason, Three Kings' Day became the Christmas Day on which family and friends exchange gifts. In France, Epiphany is primarily a religious event.