Befana Befana In Italian folklore, Befana () is an old woman who delivers gifts to children throughout Italy on Epiphany Eve (the night of January 5) in a similar way to St Nicholas or Santa Claus. A popular belief is that her name derives from the Feast of Epiphany or in Catholic "La Festa dell'Epifania". "Epifania" is a Latin word with Greek origins meaning "manifestation (of the divinity)." Some suggest that Befana is descended from the Sabine/Roman goddess named Strenia. In popular folklore Befana visits all the children of Italy on the eve of the Feast of the Epiphany to fill
Doctor Who: Children in Need a crash landing on Christmas Eve... The mini-episode was not broadcast with a title, but throughout the Children in Need appeal a preview banner for the segment called it "The New Doctor". Russell T Davies joked in a "Doctor Who Magazine" article that it was called "Pudsey Cutaway"—after the Children in Need teddy-bear mascot and modifying "Dalek Cutaway", an alternative title for "Mission to the Unknown" (something of a one-off special itself, from the programme's earliest black-and-white era). The 2006 "Doctor Who Magazine" special "Series Two Companion" revealed that the title used on production papers was "Doctor Who: Children in