The Feast of the Epiphany is celebrated January 6 as a national holiday in Italy, and the tradition of La Befana is a large part of Italian Christmas celebrations. Epiphany honors the 12th day of Christmas when the three Wise Men arrived at the crèche bearing gifts for the Christ Child. According to the Italian Read More…
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ABCD Service Center La Befana Celebration Jan. 24
The ABCD North End/West End Neighborhood Service Center will host their second annual Celebration of La Befana on Friday, January 24 at 12:30 p.m. at their 1 Michelangelo Street location.
Celebrating the Arrival of La Befana [Photos]
Over 100 children enjoyed the La Befana festivities this past weekend at the Dante Alighieri center in Cambridge. Meredith Stewart shares these photos. In Italian folklore, Befana visits all the children of Italy on the eve of the Feast of the Epiphany to fill their socks with candy and presents if they are good, or Read More…
La Befana Comes to the North End
La Befana came to the North End on the traditional eve of the Epiphany, January 5th, to visit all the good children with presents. This year’s actress was Janet Gilardi at the Fisherman’s Club for the Donne 2020’s Befana Christmas Party. In Italian folklore, Befana visits all the children of Italy on the eve of Read More…