Gesù Bambino
· by Carolina · cultural, italian-beginners-conversation
"Babbo Natale—or Santa Claus—first landed in Italy in the 1950s, courtesy of Coca-Cola, but it took years for his cheerful 'Ho-ho-ho!' to really catch on. When I was little, we didn't know Babbo Natale at all; it was Gesù Bambino—the Baby Jesus—who brought our presents. We truly believed that Gesù Bambino was the one who delivered the gifts, and that His tiny figure would magically appear in the Presepe (the nativity scene) at midnight on Christmas Eve... Only a few years later, when I was about 12, did I start hearing those strange, intriguing rumors about this new character called Babbo Natale...". Would you like to listen to it in Italian? Enrol in our Italian Beginners, starting in January!www.italiancork.com/