ROME — For generations of Romans, Epiphany, not Christmas, was the holiday season’s main day for receiving gifts. They are dispensed overnight, according to Italian folklore, by the Befana, a ...

“Did the broom run out of gas? I’ll go check again,” Ida Ivanovic tells a couple dozen children sitting on the floor, waiting patiently for the arrival of la Befana at the Ciociaro Social Club of ...

STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — To celebrate the legend of La Befana, a Christmas tale in Italian folklore similar to St. Nicholas or Santa Claus, board members of the Garibaldi-Meucci Museum will host a day ...

Italy is reviving a beloved character from the 13th century known as La Befana. La Befana is a witch-like old woman who travels on broomstick, delivering gifts and candy to children throughout Italy ...

STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. -- Staten Islanders yesterday celebrated "Little Christmas" and the legend of La Befana, the Italian witch who brings gifts for children at the close of the holiday season. La ...

Monica Bellucci ditched her trademark glamour on Tuesday as she got to work on her latest film in Italy. The actress, 56, got to work on the set of forthcoming movie The Befana Comes At Night 2: The ...

Let’s be frank: Santa Claus is overexposed. Even before Thanksgiving, Americans are bombarded with Santa songs, movies, and commercials, most of which seem to invoke the nonexistent children’s ...

Rome: For generations of Romans, Epiphany, not Christmas, was the holiday season's main day for receiving gifts. They are dispensed overnight, according to Italian folklore, by the Befana, a ...