La Bafana Italian Santa Claus - Italian folklore - Christmas around the world - Red and White flying witch with basket full of presents handmade ornament Sheriff Emmett Jackson (E

Sheriff Emmett Jackson (E

Collection number - SC3215

Collectable number - KF60

Collectible number - CF3703

La Bafana Italian Santa Claus - Italian folklore - Christmas around the world - Red and White flying witch with basket full of presents handmade ornament Sheriff Emmett Jackson (ELa Bafana, Italian Santa Claus, Italian folklore, old woman with magical powers who arrives on Epiphany Eve with gifts for children In Italian folklore, Befana (pronounced [befa? na]) is an old woman who delivers gifts to children throughout Italy on Epiphany Eve (the night of January 5) in a similar way to St Nicholas or Santa Claus. The story is that la Befana was approached by the Three Wise Men who asked her to lead them to the stable where the