The latest advice concerns Jubilee 2025. The Italy Jubilee, also known as the Holy Year, is a special event or year of grace ...

Here’s what you need to know. Generally speaking, much of Italy tends to grind to a halt on public holidays and Epiphany on January 6th is no exception as some services may be significantly limited or ...

Naughty ones are told they’ll get only clumps of coal. In Italy, children receive gifts on the Epiphany morning from a witch known as “La Befana.” The story goes that the wise men visited ...

Other customs are just as fanciful: In Italy, for example, Epiphany is also known as Befana, a folk festival that celebrates the legend of an old woman or witch who went by that name. As the story ...

Women dress up for the annual Befana procession in Viterbo, Italy. The January 6th Epiphany holiday is celebrated across Italy - but where did it come from? (Photo by TIZIANA FABI / AFP) Italy ...

La Befana is a folkloric character tied to the Epiphany, considered the Italian version of Santa Claus. The legend tells that a woman, known as La Befana, was surprised with the visit of the Three ...

Starting tomorrow, the royal couple will make a state visit to Italy, coinciding with the day ... set to last until the Epiphany (January 6) in 2026. According to online travel agent Opodo ...

The Feast of the Epiphany, or Jour des Rois, is observed as a close festa here-a not unwelcome day of rest after the merry-making of the Befana; which, though attracting the usual crowd and being ...

But there is one more occasion on the religious end of the holidays. The Epiphany, or Three Kings Day, is on Sunday, Jan. 5, or Monday, Jan. 6, this year, depending on the religious denomination.