{"id":18627,"date":"2020-01-03T20:20:54","date_gmt":"2020-01-03T19:20:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/italian\/?p=18627"},"modified":"2021-03-18T20:55:23","modified_gmt":"2021-03-18T19:55:23","slug":"la-befana-the-legend-of-the-epiphany","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/italian\/la-befana-the-legend-of-the-epiphany\/","title":{"rendered":"La Befana – The legend of the Epiphany"},"content":{"rendered":"

Ciao a tutti!\u00a0<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n

Buon anno nuovo! Oggi discutiamo l\u2019Epifania in Italia, che \u00e8 il 6 gennaio. L’Epifania \u00e8 una festa cristiana che festeggia la rivelazione di Ges\u00f9 Cristo come Dio incarnato. In Italia, per celebrare l\u2019Epifania, c\u2019\u00e8 una leggenda che riguarda una strega chiamata \u201cBefana\u201d. La Befana \u00e8 una anziana che cavalca una scopa. La notte dell\u2019Epifania visita tutti i bambini italiani con dei dolci o dei regali per i bambini beneducati (buoni), o del carbone per i bambini maleducati (cattivi), lasciando i suoi doni in delle calze. \u00c8 una leggenda simile a quella di <\/span>Babbo Natale<\/span>. Inoltre, lei spazza il pavimento per rappresentare il liberarsi dai problemi dell\u2019anno precedente. La famiglia pu\u00f2 lasciare un bicchiere di vino e del cibo locale per la Befana.\u00a0<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n

Happy New Year! Today we are going to discuss the Epiphany in Italy, which is January 6th. The Epiphany is a Christian celebration that celebrates the revelation of Jesus Christ as God incarnate. To celebrate the Epiphany in Italy, there is a legend about a hag named the \u201cBefana.\u201d The Befana is an old woman who rides a broom. The night of the Epiphany she visits all the Italian children with sweets or presents for the good children, or coal for the naughty children, leaving her gifts in socks. It is a legend similar to that of Santa Claus. She also sweeps the floor to represent the sweeping away of the problems of the year before. Families can leave a glass of wine or some local foods for the Befana.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

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Secondo la leggenda cristiana, la Befana era una casalinga e i Re Magi le hanno fatto visita per chiedere dov\u2019era il figlio di Dio. La Befana non conosceva dov\u2019era Ges\u00f9 Cristo, ma apr\u00ec loro casa sua. La notte dopo ha provato a trovare i Re Magi e Ges\u00f9 Cristo, senza per\u00f2 riuscirci. Per questa ragione lei continua a cercarli ancora oggi, e visita i bambini dappertutto.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n

According to the Christian legend, the Befana was a housewife, and the Three Wise Men visited her to ask her where was the son of God. The Befana did not know where Jesus Christ was, but she opened her home to the men. The night after she tried to find the Three Wise men and Jesus Christ, but she did not succeed. For this reason, she continues to search for them until this day, and visits children everywhere.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Some more info about the Befana…<\/strong><\/p>\n