Ellen Lloyd – AncientPages.com – In most international locations, kids await the arrival of St. Nicolaus or Santa Claus, who will deliver them items. In Italy, kids eagerly rely the times to the approaching of La Befana on Epiphany, the Twelfth Evening of Christmas. La Befana is an effective broomstick-riding witch who delivers items to kids.
La Befana has been an Italian Christmas custom because the eighth century and is well known yearly on January 6.
The Witch reminds of Baba Yaga, an enigmatic and highly effective mythological determine in Slavic folklore. Each girls are outdated, wearing rags and a pointed hat, and have crooked noses. Nonetheless, that is the place the similarities finish. Whereas Baba Yaga was bribing kids, La Befana gave them items.
It’s mentioned that La Befana is usually accompanied by a black cat or a flock of birds.
In line with the legend, La Befana was approached by the Biblical Magi, also referred to as the Three Smart Males, just a few days earlier than the delivery of Jesus Christ.
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