La festa dell’Epifania tra cristianesimo e paganesimo
The Epiphany (from the greek epipháneia, divinity’s manifestation) has very old origins that derive from the magic pre-Christian traditions, that in the popular culture become not only religious but also folkloristic. The meaning of the gifts delivered by Befana remembers the gifts offered to Baby Jesus by the Three Wise Men. Its history in a pagan sens take inspiration from a fantastic tale, when they thought that in the night some female figures would fly over the just sown fields to…
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5 poems dedicated to Befana, the italian poets face the Epiphany
In addition to the famous nursery rhyme “Befana comes in the night”, even some popular italian poets dedicated poetical compositions to Befana, facing the tradition in different ways. Below we show Gianni Rodari, Giorgio Caproni, Guido Gozzano and Giovanni Pascoli’s poems. Oltre alla nota filastrocca “La Befana vien di notte”, anche alcuni noti poeti italiani hanno dedicato dei componimenti poetici alla Befana, affrontando la tradizione in maniera differente. Di seguito riportiamo le poesie di Gianni Rodari, Giorgio Caproni, Guido Gozzano…
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