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La Befana is the witch who delivers presents to Italian children on the eve of Epiphany, January 5th. According to legend, she is an old woman who brings gifts and candy to well-behaved children and coal to naughty ones.
Befana delivers gifts to children in Italy on Epiphany Eve.
Italy
yes she is called la befana
North-eastern hemisphere.
North-eastern hemisphere.
A witch that steals children is commonly known as a child-stealing witch or child-snatching witch. Folklore and mythology from various cultures depict such witches as malicious beings who abduct children for various nefarious reasons.
Alcoa Presents One Step Beyond - 1959 Make Me Not a Witch 2-14 was released on: USA: 22 December 1959
The night of January 5th, the Christian feast of the Epiphany, is when La Befana appears in Italy. It will be nice to receive her gifts in the morning but it will not be nice -- the result will be a whack of her broomstick -- to try to see her during her gift-giving since she has a lot of things to do and places to go.
In ancient Roman society, children were granted citizenship if their father was a Roman citizen. This concept of citizenship based on paternal lineage was known as "jus sanguinis," or the right of blood.
When the children defeat the witch !
No, the Beavers in "The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe" are not in the pay of the White Witch. They are loyal to Aslan and assist the Pevensie children in their quest to defeat the White Witch.