Befana other presents. In the book "Vestiges of Ancient Manners and Customs, Discoverable in Modern Italy and Sicily" (1823), John J. Blunt says: The tradition of Befana appears to incorporate other pre-Christian popular elements as well, adapted to Christian culture and related to the celebration of the New Year. Historian Carlo Ginzburg relates her to Nicevenn. The old lady character should then represent the "old year" just passed, ready to be burned in order to give place to the new one. In many European countries the tradition still exists of burning a puppet of an old lady at the beginning of
Legendary Children total of nine remixes were released over the various releases and issues of the single. The single's cover artwork featured names of celebrities and famous people throughout history who were gay; where one line mentions both "Holly" and his partner Wolfgang Kuhle. Three main 12" vinyl versions of the single were released, each featuring different track listings and various remixes. A special German vinyl was released, featuring two 12" vinyls in one set, where the release grouped all the nine remixes of the song together. The CD single featured the main "Legendary Children (Radio Mix)", as well as four other