“LA BEFANA”
FREE Members’ Lunch
Sunday, January 5th, 2025
at 1:00 p.m. (Doors open at 12 noon)
At the Prince George Italian Club
1209 – 5th Avenue
**Please RSVP to reserve your spot by Dec. 31 to orderspgic@gmail.com
The Tradition of La Befana in Italy:
January 6th is also known as La Befana. In Italian folklore, Befana is
an old soot-covered woman or witch who delivers presents to Italian
children on the night before La Befana (Epiphany Eve).
The story goes that on their way to see the infant Jesus, the Magi
stopped to ask Befana for directions and asked her to join them. She
initially refused, but later had a change of heart and tried to find the
manger. She was unable to find the baby Jesus and gave the gifts
she had brought to other children. To this day, she travels on her
broomstick every year on January 5th looking for the manger and
giving her presents to any Italian child who leaves out a shoe or
hangs up a stocking on Epiphany Eve. This legend arose in the 13th
century and for a long time La Befana was a tradition confined to
Rome and the surrounding regions, but this festival has become
popular across all of Italy in the last hundred years.
https://wineandtravelitaly.com/celebrating-the-epiphany-in-italy-and-the-legend-of-la-befana/
La Befana vien di notte
con le scarpe tutte rotte
col cappello alla romana
viva viva La Befana
PRINCE GEORGE ITALIAN CLUB
ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING
Sunday February 23, 2025
At 1:30 PM
Membership renewals at 1:00 PM
NEW MEMBERS WELCOME
Location: 1209 5th Avenue
It’s your opportunity to renew your membership, become a new member and meet other members of the Italian Club.