Befana is usually depicted as a witch flying on a broomstick, wearing a black shawl and covered in soot because she enters children's homes through the chimney.
Marzocchi supplied arms to Spanish anarchists at the start of the Spanish Revolution and fought on the Aragon front from October 1936 until 1937. This is his account , covering the counter-revolution of May 1937 in Barcelona and the Communists’ murder of Camillo Berneri, published in this expanded second edition with a timeline of Marzocchi’s life from "Umanita Nova".
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Befana, Christmas Tradition of Italy
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La Befana is the last festivity of Christmas time in Italy celebrated every 6 January. According to the Christian tradition, on the day of Ephiphany, the three
biblical Magi finally meet the baby Jesus. In the Italian Christmas folklore, we also celebrate the coming of the Befana.
La Befana is represented by an old woman that, riding a broomstick through the air, delivers sweets and candies to the good kids. But she also brings coal, garlic, and onions to rascals.
The name Befana probably derives from Epiphany, Epifania in Italian. The word has Greek origins and means