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Urbania-Urbania actually holds one of the largest traditional Befana festivals and parades. It is held in the Marche region, and includes fireworks, dancing, and music. People come from all over the region to witness La Befana arrive in her horse drawn carriage.

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In the Vatican City the arrival of La Befana and the festival of the epiphany is celebrated  with a procession of hundreds of people in in medieval costumes walk along the wide avenue leading up to the Vatican, carrying symbolic gifts for the Pope. There is more of a religious angle to the Holiday here

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In Torino, the citizens celebrate by baking cakes, similar to King Cakes, where they insert a good luck charm. Usually this is a bean, and sometimes they even put two beans in the cake! A black bean, and a white bean.

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In Piazza Navona, there is a Befana market with food, gift stalls, a merry go round, and music.

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Parade of the Magi: Friday, January 6th 1300 participants in ancient costume will escort the Magi to deliver three symbolic gifts to Pope Francis.

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In Montescaglioso, in the area of Matera, January 5th is the time of the "Notte dei Cucibocca”: People dress in black, with a big hat and bushy white beards move through the streets with a lighted lantern, dragging a broken chain attached to their foot and knocking on doors to ask for food offerings.

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La befana comes on January 6.

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The town of Urbania, in the province of Le Marche, is hosting a four-day La Befana festival from January 2-6. Kids at La Casa Della Befana will visit her. This is one of Italy's largest celebrations.

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Florence celebrates the Epiphany every year by the traditional Cavalcade of the Magi, which is the the re-enactment of the arrival of the Magi at the Holy Family’s presence along the streets of the old town on horseback wearing Renaissance costumes of great pomp. The flag wavers’ exhibition in Piazza della Signoria is a very cool thing to see. rtf

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In Rome a festival is held in the with music and dancing, after the festival there is a parade called Viva La Befana. The parade marches to St. Peter's square where more celebrations are held. Other markets also hold their own celebrations.

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In Tuscany, they hold many celebrations, parties and parades to celebrate La Befana. They have celebrations where children are able to meet La Befana while she hands out candy to them. They also play games and have charity auctions. They also have live bands playing songs.

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Located in the Le Marche region, this town holds a four-day festival (January 2-6). Children are allowed to meet her at La Casa Della Befana. This is one of the biggest celebrations in Italy.

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In the region of Venice Befana races are held on Janurary 6th. Men dressed as La Befana race in boats on the Grand Canal. The finish line is made from an enormous sock hanging down from the Rialto Bridge.

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In Rome at Piazza Navona you can find a market with dozens of food and gift stalls and the traditional merry go round

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Located in the province of Ravenna they take a rag doll that represents misfortunes of the past year and they burn it.

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Fair of the flowers, Liberation Day, and Fashion week are all festivals that take place in Milan.

Fair of the flowers: Show of flower display that appears every year going up and down the streets

Liberation Day:  Shows support to the Allied troops that fought alongside Italy in the first world war.

Fashion week: Held in either the fall or the winter of every year and for a week, there are different fashion performances on stage in front of huge crowds.