Just in time for the holiday season, C.J. and Shannon discuss the Italian Christmas witch La Befana. 

Sources discussed: 
"Some Notes on Italian Folk Customs" by Stanley Gee https://www.jstor.org/stable/1260143

Outro Music: The Holly and The Ivy by Mediaeval Baebes

Just in time for the holiday season, C.J. and Shannon discuss the Italian Christmas witch La Befana. Sources discussed: "Some Notes on Italian Folk Customs" by Stanley Gee https://www.jstor.org/stable/1260143 Outro Music: The Holly and The Ivy by Mediaeval Baebes

La Befana

A podcast that discusses witches in literature, film, television, history, and pop culture. New episodes on the full and new moon.

Sources in this episode: 
"Halloween in America: Contemporary Customs and Performances" https://www.jstor.org/stable/1499461

"The Witches of Halloween Past" https://www.smithsonianmag.com/arts-culture/the-witches-of-halloween-past-94494043/

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A podcast that discusses witches in literature, film, television, history, and pop culture. New episodes on the full and new moon. Sources in this episode: "Halloween in America: Contemporary Customs and Performances" https://www.jstor.org/stable/1499461 "The Witches of Halloween Past" https://www.smithsonianmag.com/arts-culture/the-witches-of-halloween-past-94494043/

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