The document describes Italian Christmas traditions, including decorating trees and nativity scenes starting on December 8th. On Christmas Eve, fish and seafood pastas are eaten instead of meat. Christmas Day features a large lunch with dishes like pasta, chicken, lamb and vegetables. Popular Italian Christmas sweets include panettone, pandoro and torrone. The Christmas season concludes on January 6th with the celebration of La Befana, an old witch who rewards good children and punishes bad ones.