For #folktaleweek Day 3, the prompt is Witch. I chose to paint La Befana, a kindly Italian witch who
For #folktaleweek Day 3, the prompt is Witch. I chose to paint La Befana, a kindly Italian witch who visits children on the night of Epiphany and delivers small gifts to those who have behaved themselves. If you leave her offerings, she might also sweep your floor before she leaves through the chimney, whisking away last year’s problems in the process. “Viene, viene la Befanavien dai monti, è notte fonda;com'è stanca e la circondaneve, gelo e tramontana,viene, viene la Befana.”-Giovanni Pascoli -- source link
#la befana#witch#folktaleweek2018#witchcraft#paganism#witch's broom#winter#yuletide#epiphany#watercolor#illustration#etsy artists#christmas#italian folklore#folklore