December 13th is La Festa di Santa Lucia, or St. Lucy's Day.
For the eve of the Cowley Road Carnival, Brazil Solidarity presents a full-on Brazilian festa.
December 6th is La Festa di San Nicola, a festival which honors St. Nicholas, the patron saint of the shepherds.
December 26th is La Festa di Santo Stefano, or St. Stephen's Day, which commemorates the birth announcement of Jesus and appearance of the Three Wise Men.
January 6th is La Festa dell'Epifania, or the Feast of the Epiphany.