Epiphany or Festa della Befana in Tuscany

Epiphany

Right after New Year's Eve is already waiting the next Italian holiday: La Befana. On 6 January, the Epiphany, colloquially called Befana or Festa della Befana, the end of the Christmas season in Italy. The befana, a kind of witch, flies for the children in the night from 5th to … [Read more...]

New Year’s Eve in Tuscany

New year

Many Italians celebrate the arriving of the new year with friends at home or also at a restaurant. There is also a large number of Italians which prefer to go on holiday directly after Christmas until Epiphany (Befana) on January 6th. As a national tradition (that is increasing always … [Read more...]

New Year’s Eve in Tuscany

New Year's Eve 2010/2011 in Tuscany

Many Italians celebrate the arriving of the new year with friends at home or also at a restaurant. There is also a large number of Italians which prefer to go on holiday directly after Christmas until Epiphany (Befana) on January 6th. As a national tradition (that is increasing always … [Read more...]