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| La Befena |
Different than many other countries to a greater extent than or less the world, Christmas fourth dimension inward Italy is celebrated until Jan 6th, Epiphany day. Epiphany honors the twelfth 24-hour interval of Christmas when the 3 Wise Men arrived at the manger bearing gifts for Baby Jesus. It’s the lastly celebration that brings the Christmas catamenia to an end.
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| Panettone |
In Italy, the legend of La Befana (The witch) is i that is traditionally told during the fourth dimension of Epiphany. According to legend, on the black before the feast of the Epiphany, Befana flies to a greater extent than or less on her broom, delivering gifts. She leaves candy, fruit, in addition to little gifts inward the stockings of children who are well-behaved throughout the year. If a kid is naughty, he or she believes to observe a lump of coal left behind yesteryear La Befana. The children expect frontwards to Epiphany alongside a feel of anxiety in addition to enthusiastic anticipation. According to legend, on the black betwixt the fifth in addition to the sixth of January, piece the children are asleep, an sometime practiced woman, called “Befana” flies inward the heaven on her broom alongside a exceptional handbag amount of packages. She comes into their habitation in addition to brings them exceptional gifts, in addition to so when they wake upwards inward the morn they observe a surprise.
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| Fig cake |
On this day, the children wake upwards very early on inward the morn excited to observe their gifts. The Italian custom likewise says that the Befana leaves her gifts non only at i house, but she likewise visits relatives such every bit grandparents’, aunts, uncles in addition to other relatives’ homes. Epiphany 24-hour interval inward Italian homes are ever amount of people visiting in addition to of children unwrapping gifts. Tables are filled alongside cakes, candy, Italian liqueurs, in addition to everything is encompassed yesteryear a happy atmosphere or peace in addition to harmony.
By the agency growing up, inward the many years nosotros celebrated La Befana, I never received coal yesteryear la Befana. I immature lady this vacation because it was well-nigh the children. The adults brought it together in addition to nosotros celebrated together at the tabular array to finalize the lastly 24-hour interval of the Christmas holiday. I dear tradition!
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