Though similar to Russia's Baboushka, Italy's La Befana is a gift bringer with a style all her own. This is her sad and poignant story...
To those who would see her from the road she appeared to be nothing più than a lonely old woman who lived alone. But the lines on her old face were drawn from years of tragedy. The lines told the story of losing her husband and infant child to a sweeping disease, leaving her a widow and a childless mother.
Inded she did live alone as an old woman. She had very little. But what she did have was precious to her. She kept these small treasures locked up in a...
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