Befana "Viene, viene la Befana"<br> "Vien dai monti a notte fonda"<br> "Come è stanca! la circonda "<br> "Neve e gelo e tramontana!"<br> "Viene, viene la Befana"<br> The English translation is: "Here comes, here comes the Befana"<br> "She comes from the mountains in the deep of the night"<br> "Look how tired she is! All wrapped up"<br> "In snow and frost and the north wind!" <br> "Here comes, here comes the Befana!"<br> 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
Christmas traditions Catholic regions of Central Europe, the "Christkind" (literally "Christ child") brings the presents on the evening of December 24 (Holy Evening or Heiliger Abend). The Christkind is invisible; thus he is never seen by anyone. However, he rings a bell just before he leaves in order to let children know that the Christmas tree and the presents are ready. It is a tradition to lavishly decorate a Christmas tree in the days directly before Christmas or on the morning of Christmas Eve. On late Christmas Eve, after the bell rings, the tree is shown to the children and presents are