Panforte
Panforte is an Italian Christmas cake made of hazelnuts, almonds, and candied peel, mixed with flour and spices, and baked in a rich honey-butter-sugar syrup.
Feast of Seven Fishes
Different kinds of seafood, vegetables and desserts are often served for the Christmas Eve meal.
Presepi
Nativity scenes known as presepi are the main focus of Christmas decorations in Italy. Every church has one. They are also found in shops and other public places. They are set up before Christmas, but the baby Jesus is added on Christmas Eve.
La Befana
La Befana is a witch who arrives on her broomstick during the night of January 5 and fills the stockings with toys and sweets for the good children and lumps of coal for the bad ones.
