BUON NATALE On the Christmas’ Eve Italians have a very big dinner The menu changes according to the region In Campania Region and in my house the most traditional dishes are… SPAGHETTI CON FRUTTI DI MARE In Campania Region and in my house the most traditional dishes are… BACCALA’ FRITTO In Campania Region and in my house the most traditional dishes are… CAPITONE FRITTO In Campania Region and in my house the most traditional dishes are… DOLCI: ROCCOCO, MOSTACCIOLI, SUSAMIELLI, PASTA DI MANDORLA In Campania Region and in my house the most traditional dishes are… STRUFFOLI After Midnight… Babbo Natale brings presents (if you have been good!!) ON Christmas and Saint Stephen we stay with our family and after a big and long lunch we play with cards and bingo (wich is called TOMBOLA) …After a few days we say good bye to the year by celebrating with a New year’s Eve dinner (very similar to Christmas’ Eve dinner) After Midnight you can see in the streets a lot of Fireworks Is the holiday finished? Not yet!! We are still waiting for….. LA BEFANA La Befana vien di notte con le scarpe tutte rotte!!! Who is this scary and old lady??? She is supposed to be the wife of Babbo Natale and…. You wait for her putting a stocking on your bed If you have been good she will bring you… sweets! If you have been bad she will bring you.. coal La Befana comes on the night of the 5th of January, like the three Wise men L’Epifania tutte le feste porta via