Tag Archives: Epiphany

The Befana arrives with the three Kings

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After the night of the Yule Log (Christmas Eve), the Florentines passed by to celebrate December 30th, the day of Saint Fiorenzo (renamed Saint Florence) which, until 1749, was the last holiday of the year. In fact, in Florence the New Year was celebrated on March 25th, the day of the Annunciation. In the iconography…

Christmas in Tuscany is magical!

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Christmas is a magical time to experience in Florence and Tuscany: the cities of art are filled with amazing decorations, the villages dress up with markets and nativity scenes in the most beautiful churches. Among the traditional and original proposals in the program, we recall these: The city of torches At Abbadia San Salvatore, on…