THE CAVALCADE OF THE MAGI
ACROSS TUSCANY JANUARY 6
January 6 is the Feast of the Epiphany and in Florence the celebration involves a grand parade in magnificent costumes that symbolises the arrival of the Three Wise Men. More than 500 participants join in the celebration – knights, soldiers, ladies and lords, drummers, flag-throwers and a live nativity including farm animals, all march down the streets among thousands of onlookers, as children attend in the hope of receiving treats from La Befana.
