tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7913319789564397699.post6816383519106989290..comments2024-03-18T14:09:53.258-05:00Comments on The Other Side blog: La Befana The Christmas WitchTimothy S. Brannanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02923526503305233715noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7913319789564397699.post-69951584100302874252020-01-08T01:26:13.600-06:002020-01-08T01:26:13.600-06:00So glad you revisited this and posted it on your s...So glad you revisited this and posted it on your social media. I'm a big fan of reading about Christmas traditions from other countries and I first read about Befana in my old Time Life book "The Book of Christmas" that was part of their "Enchanted World" series. <br /><br />Decades later, my dad's cousin gave my wife and me a homemade Befana "doll" as our Christmas gift after our wedding. He used to make all kinds of dolls of gift givers from around the world, and the Befana doll he gave us was displayed in several museums before he gave it to us. We put it out every year as part of our Christmas decorations. <br /><br />Cheers!Martin R. Thomashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11672657745232101753noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7913319789564397699.post-3459336687907592752012-01-07T15:28:38.809-06:002012-01-07T15:28:38.809-06:00Befana! Never heard of her until now and I already...Befana! Never heard of her until now and I already think she's brilliant. I intend to write a witch story soon and this is so inspiring.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7913319789564397699.post-20306297488809804052012-01-07T03:00:56.781-06:002012-01-07T03:00:56.781-06:00Thanks for keeping the "local christmas tradi...Thanks for keeping the "local christmas traditions" theme running and to include this.<br />To be honest here in Italy there's much confusion about the origin of the character. That's because during the Fascist regime the role of the Befana was put forward as "purely Italian" tradition, opposite to the Anglo-Saxon figure of Santa Claus. As a result lots of people consider the Befana to be a more modern tradition than she really is.Woodclawhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06427215237760474498noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7913319789564397699.post-69300296838550636502012-01-06T21:02:51.921-06:002012-01-06T21:02:51.921-06:00Christmastide a few years ago, my wife and I were ...Christmastide a few years ago, my wife and I were in Genova on our honeymoon and we saw La Befana everywhere as they were anticipating her arrival. She was especially prominent in bakeries and sweet shops, and we were very intrigued with this figure that was completely new to us. I'm excited to see her appearing on your blog!<br /><br />Happy Epiphany, Timothy!Theodric the Obscurehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18201793290118146978noreply@blogger.com