STORY: :: Winners of Spain's traditional Christmas lottery celebrate with cheers and hugs:: December 22, 2024:: Madrid, SpainThe top prize, known as "El Gordo" (The Fat One), was won by ticket ...

FILE - Lottery sellers celebrate in front of their shop after selling a winning ticket of the first prize of Spain's Christmas lottery ''El Gordo'' of calle Aranal de Madrid, on Dec. 22, 2022.

MADRID — For weeks, Spaniards had anticipated the arrival of “El Gordo” or “The Fat One.” But unlike Santa Claus, El Gordo arrived three days before Christmas, before noon on Sunday. El ...

So how is Christmas celebrated in Spain? For these Christmas holidays, I visited family and friends and asked my grandmother, Lourdes, about Christmas in Spain.

In many Spanish families, children receive presents from the Three Kings on Epiphany, Jan. 6, rather than from Santa on Christmas Day. The night before, towns across Spain celebrate with parades ...

Celebrate the magic of Christmas in Amsterdam with this festive 4K walking tour filmed in 2024. Wander through twinkling city streets, fairy-lit bridges, cozy winter squares, and charming holiday ...