Italian Christmas: How To Say Christmas & More Words In Italian

As the Three Kings were on their journey to find the baby boy Jesus, they ran into La Befana sweeping and cleaning her modest house. The Three Magi kindly asked her for a place to stay for the night, some food to eat, and directions to Bethlehem. Without any hesitation, La Befana offered them a place to stay, shared some food to eat, and gave directions to Bethlehem. The next day, the Kings thanked the old woman for her kindness and generosity throughout their stay. They also gave her an invitation to join their trip in search of the new baby. But La Befana turned down the offer because she had so much housework left to do. So the Kings left without her. And La Befana was back to checking off her list of chores, one by one. Later that day, she realized that the baby the Three Wise Men were about to see was a very special baby. This baby born in Bethlehem was the Christ Child, the baby Jesus. Therefore, she really should have gone with them. Besides, her long list of chores could wait. And, right away, she decided to pack up a lot of presents and go on her journey to Bethlehem to see the baby. She hopped on her broomstick and flew from house to house dropping gifts in each, hoping that the newborn baby Jesus might be in one of those homes.