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

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

Dante Club member Louise Columbus threw herself into the title role, as told in the children’s book “The Legend of Old Befana,” by Tomie de Paola, reenacting the story for a rapt group of children in ...

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

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

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WHETHER it’s hanging your stockings by the fire or leaving milk and cookies out for Santa Claus, we all have Christmas traditions that we follow. And depending on where you are in the world, ...

The wave of cold and snow that characterized Christmas is gradually moving away from Italy, leaving behind strong north winds and some annoying⁢ clouds. Now the weather conditions are set ...

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 ...

While children across the world wait for Santa Claus, Italian kids look forward to Befana, an old witch who delivers presents on a broomstick. However, children who misbehave might receive coal, raw ...