In season 1 episode 31 of the English dub, Veneziano says that Christmas in Italy consist of several things, including "giving gifts to every mob boss we know."
This is most likely a reference to that, in order to keep their family, work, and property safe, Italians (and everywhere there's mafia) people or a person would pay the mafia boss to keep their area protected. However, if they refused to pay up, the mafia would in turn destroy what they were protecting.
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Random Canon Hetalia Facts
RandomJust some canon facts. Gathered from the anime, manga, Hetalia wiki and HetaFacts. Sometimes Google images. If I remember to check the season and episode number while watching the anime, I'll add those. I also will write who is in which chapter in t...