Comments on: La Befana vien di notte… https://expatsincebirth.com/2013/01/06/la-befana-vien-di-notte/ a blog by a multilingual lifelong expat/international, linguist, researcher, speaker, mother of three, living in the Netherlands and writing about raising children with multiple languages, multiculturalism, parenting abroad, international life... Mon, 18 Nov 2019 14:08:31 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 By: Three Kings Day and Epiphany Around the World – Discovering the World Through My Son's Eyes https://expatsincebirth.com/2013/01/06/la-befana-vien-di-notte/#comment-58531 Mon, 18 Nov 2019 14:08:31 +0000 http://expatsincebirth.com/?p=722#comment-58531 […] gifts by climbing down the chimney in Italy on January 5th. She shares with us  the different legends surrounding this popular character in Italy.  I love how she celebrates with her multicultural family!  She expresses the following: […]

]]> By: Three Kings Day and Epiphany Around the World – Discovering the World Through My Son's Eyes https://expatsincebirth.com/2013/01/06/la-befana-vien-di-notte/#comment-32476 Mon, 31 Dec 2018 02:55:31 +0000 http://expatsincebirth.com/?p=722#comment-32476 […] witch bearing gifts by climbing down the chimney in Italy on January 5th. She shares with us the different legends surrounding this popular character in Italy. I love how she celebrates with her multicultural family!  She expresses the following: […]

]]> By: Our multicultural ChristmasExpat Since Birtha blog by a plurilingual expat-since-birth, linguist, researcher, mum of three, living in the Netherlands and writing about bilingualism, multiculturalism, parenting abroad, international life... https://expatsincebirth.com/2013/01/06/la-befana-vien-di-notte/#comment-28803 Thu, 28 Sep 2017 07:26:15 +0000 http://expatsincebirth.com/?p=722#comment-28803 […] 6th we celebrate Sankt Nikolaus in Germany, Switzerland etc., and on January the 6th we celebrate la Befana in Italy and Dreikönige in Switzerland, Germany, France etc. On the 6th December children receive […]

]]> By: Which tradition do you maintain around Christmas? | Expat Since Birth https://expatsincebirth.com/2013/01/06/la-befana-vien-di-notte/#comment-25255 Thu, 03 Dec 2015 13:48:09 +0000 http://expatsincebirth.com/?p=722#comment-25255 […] will also celebrate Christmas on the 24th (and 25th-26th December), and, of course, La Befana or Heilige Dreikönige on the 6th of […]

]]> By: expatsincebirth https://expatsincebirth.com/2013/01/06/la-befana-vien-di-notte/#comment-664 Mon, 14 Jan 2013 05:44:36 +0000 http://expatsincebirth.com/?p=722#comment-664 In reply to Keeping it Real Mom.

Anka, somehow my reply didn’t appear here… Thank you for stopping by and liking this post. Actually, on the 6.1. among female friends (italians and those who know about la Befana), we congratulate each other or do jokes about riding our broom stick together in order to celebrate 😉 It’s meant to be funny, not offensive. – Have a lovely day xxx

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