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In Italian, →Befana is the name of the old woman arriving on a broom and representing Epifania (Epiphany)

Late latin epiphania from greek tà epiphaneia from phadinein, to appare, and epi, over or after (the divinity)

And here is the Dr.'s take on this one.

In Italian, →Befana is the name of the old woman arriving on a broom and representing Epifania (Epiphany)

Late latin epiphania from greek tà epiphaneia from phadinein, to appare, and epi, over or after (the divinity)

reminds me of Broom Hilda, a local newspaper cartoon.