Surprising Stories Behind Italy’s Beloved Holiday Traditions with Carla Gambescia

Celebrate the season! Discover the unexpected and delightful stories behind some of our most cherished holiday traditions from Saint Nicholas to nativity scenes to candy canes and Christmas stockings. We’ll explore how pagan and Christian rituals magically merged into the holiday we celebrate today as well as several uniquely Italian customs such as the Feast of the Epiphany and wearing red underwear!

Ms. Gambescia is the author of “La Dolce Vita University,” a perfect sampler for any Italian or Italophile when it comes to Italy and its remarkably rich cultural gifts, both past and present.