The Befana is an old woman, similar to a witch. Her origins date back to pre-christian traditions, in fact she reminds us of the presents offered to Jesus from the Magi. She wears a dark loose skirt with coloured patches, an apron with pockets, a shawl, a headscarf or old hat, a pair of old slippers. She flies on a broom carrying a big sack full of presents, candies, but also coal. She comes down through the chimney and fills children’s socks: presents and sweets for the good but coal for the bad ones!!!!!!
We dedicate to her this nursery rhyme:
La Befana vien di notte
Con le scarpe tutte rotte
Col cappello alla romana
VIVA VIVA LA BEFANA!
VIVA VIVA LA BEFANA!
Francesca (4B)
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Hi!! I think its cool with the Befana! We in Sweden dont celebrate anything like that. Its sound really great!
RispondiEliminaI think your blog looks beuteful!
From Annie, Sweden
Oh, I don't want to have coal, but I hope I've been nice. We don't celebrate her or anything, but it sound fun. :)
RispondiEliminaMoa, Sweden
It sounds very fun with the Befana! We have nothing like that in Sweden. I hope the new year has been good this far!
RispondiElimina/Anna Clara, Sweden
Hi, i like this article, i too have a website about La befana. Would you like to do a link exchange? if you link to my website from this article i will link to you. Let me know..
RispondiEliminawww.mybefana.it
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