Befana – Italian Surname Database http://www.italiansurname.com Connecting Families One Name at a Time Wed, 06 Jan 2016 06:57:31 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0.2 104593846 Auguri per la Befana – 2016 http://www.italiansurname.com/auguri-per-la-befana-2016/ http://www.italiansurname.com/auguri-per-la-befana-2016/#respond Wed, 06 Jan 2016 06:57:31 +0000 http://www.italiansurname.com/?p=643 Befana

In Italian folklore, Befana (pronounced [beˈfaːna]) is an old woman who delivers gifts to children throughout Italy on Epiphany Eve (the night of January 5) in a similar way to St Nicholas or Santa Claus. A popular belief is that her name derives from the Feast of Epiphany or in Italian La Festa dell’Epifania…

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