Every year, on Epiphany Eve, which is the night of January 5th, Italians celebrate a tradition similar to Santa, called La ...

At the Campania Shopping Center, the Befana arrives for a day of treats and fun. On Monday, January 6th, the old lady on her ...

The Befana, the mythical witch who traditionally brings sweet treats to good children and coal to naughty ones on Epiphany ...

ENDICOTT, N.Y. (WBNG) -- La Befana, a character found in Italian folklore, visited students at Thomas J. Watson Elementary ...

When it comes to holiday traditions, Santa and his reindeer are being upstaged by some quirky and unexpected traditions around the world. From a gift-pooping log in Spain to a mythical cat that ...

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 ...

Buy Yours, Befana, Barbara Cuoghi, illustrated by Elenia Beretta (Greystone Kids, 5-8) In this delightful picture book, young readers meet a figure from Italian folklore who shares a letter to ...

From roller-skating to church or festive greetings from Donald Duck, Christmas in some cultures features more than just Santa Claus, tinsel and turkey. Attending Christmas church services is ...

Like La Befana, Italy's Christmas witch, Babushka declined the opportunity to accompany the Three Magi to Bethlehem. In some Russian folktales, two childless peasants made Snegurochka out of snow ...