La Befana: Christmas Witch, Goddess of Ancestral Spirit, fascist

She’s more popular than Santa in some parts of Italy— and it’s been passed down to me that she represents the liminal space between ancestors and children, not unlike how the ancestors deliver candy to the children on Il Morti.  She is the one who keeps the bond alive between the worlds of

The Legend of La Befana

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Jingle All The Way — Counting Down The 50 Quirkiest Christmas Traditions, by Jon & Caroline, Ink-Stained Hearts, CityStonePub, ILLUMINATION, Dec, 2023

Night of the Befana

Who is La Befana? Traditions and Origins of Italy's Christmas Witch - Travel Rome like a local

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La Befana The Italian Christmas Witch — The House of Good Fortune

When Good Witches are Ugly: La Befana; or, the Italian Christmas Witch – Miranda the Middle-Aged Witch

Cuccadati: Sicilian Fig Cookies — Radici Siciliane