Epiphany Traditions and Twelfth Night Celebrations Across Europe
Epiphany marks the visit of the Wise Men to Jesus, with customs worldwide. Children await gifts from Befana in Italy and La Befana in France, while Epiphany plays and pageantry evolved from medieval church rites to Elizabethan revelry.
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la Wiel
Pita
Piphany
Jesus
Christ the Savior
Bethlehem
Judaea
Herod
Jerusalem
England
Whitehall Palace
Ia Befana
Santa Claus
Eang
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France
Mary
Meg
Nyepee A Adit
LaDonna and
Louisae Tot
Teen Sitop
Best
Harry
Searle Electric Co
Carl, Dorothy, Garth
Marifa and
Neva
Uintah County