P424 424 TELEINF STOEY 13:55:57 * CHRISTMAS AND NEW YEAR * * AROUND THE WORLD * ITALYz The Italian people tteht the dQz before £TriutmQs Qs a fjrst QFQnd eQt and drink very little. The time fou exshQnging gift; in Ithj8 i; 6 January. These gifts are delivered Fbz 'lQ BefQnQg, a white witch who elies down the chimne8 wjth them on Fher broomstick. The gift; Qre ljft in the children's shoes, which thez plhce Fbefore the fire. FINLAND: Here mQny people hQng some !food on the tree in front of the window. It mQz be pinecones s4rehd with unsalted pehnut and butter, corn kernels, unsalted nuts, apples and so on. The8 refuse to sit down to Christmas dinnjr until the birds outside have bejn fjd. see next page >>