"La Befana"

Men dressed as "La Befana", an imaginary old woman who is thought to bring gifts to children during the festival of <a class="taxInlineTagLink" id="EVFES0000083" title="Epiphany" href="/topic/arts-culture/holidays/epiphany-EVFES0000083.topic">Epiphany</a>, row boats down the Grand Canal in Venice. The orthodox Christian holiday of Epiphany is observed as the date when the Three Wise Men visited baby Jesus.
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( Reuters photo / January 6, 2012 )

Men dressed as "La Befana", an imaginary old woman who is thought to bring gifts to children during the festival of Epiphany, row boats down the Grand Canal in Venice. The orthodox Christian holiday of Epiphany is observed as the date when the Three Wise Men visited baby Jesus.

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