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A wooden puppet depicting the Befana. In Italian folklore and folk customs, the Befana ( Italian: [beˈfaːna]) is a witch-like old woman who delivers gifts to children throughout Italy on Epiphany Eve (the night of January 5) in a similar way to Santa Claus or the Three Magi. [1] The Befana is a widespread tradition among all Italians and thus ...
Christmas lights in Verona Christmas tree at Galleria Vittorio Emanuele II in Milan. Christmas in Italy (Italian: Natale, Italian:) begins on 8 December, with the Feast of the Immaculate Conception, the day on which traditionally the Christmas tree is mounted and ends on 6 January, of the following year with the Epiphany (Italian: Epifania, Italian: [epifaˈniːa]), and in some areas female ...
The Feast of the Seven Fishes ( Italian: Festa dei Sette Pesci) is an Italian American celebration of Christmas Eve with dishes of fish and other seafood. [1] [2] It is not a "feast" in the sense of "holiday", but rather a grand meal. Christmas Eve is a vigil or fasting day, and the abundance of seafood reflects the observance of abstinence ...
Carol Yepes/Getty Images. If you have a sweet tooth, Italy is the place to be over the holidays. A wide range of desserts, like Christmas cookies and nougat fill the markets and bakeries. Most ...
Make Nonna proud this year and make some classic Italian Christmas desserts, like our holiday recipes for tiramisu, cuccidati cookies, panettone, and biscotti. 18 Classic Italian Christmas ...
Yule log. The Yule log, Yule clog, or Christmas block is a specially selected log burnt on a hearth as a winter tradition in regions of Europe, and subsequently North America. The origin of the folk custom is unclear. Like other traditions associated with Yule (such as the Yule boar ), the custom may ultimately derive from Proto-Indo-European ...
Neapolitan presepio at the Carnegie Museum of Art in Pittsburgh Detail of an elaborate Neapolitan presepio in Rome. In the Christian tradition, a nativity scene (also known as a manger scene, crib, crèche (/ k r ɛ ʃ / or / k r eɪ ʃ /), or in Italian presepio or presepe, or Bethlehem) is the special exhibition, particularly during the Christmas season, of art objects representing the birth ...
Christmas pickle. The Christmas pickle is an American Christmas tradition. A decoration in the shape of a pickle is hidden on a Christmas tree, with the finder receiving either a reward or good fortune for the next year. There are a number of different origin stories attributed to the tradition, including one originating in Germany.