Coastal communities in Spain every year honor Our Lady of Mount Carmel, the patron of sailors. In Estepona, a former fishing ...

When it comes to festivals, Spain plays in a league of its own. We're talking about some wonderfully wacky traditions, many ...

Store employees celebrate after selling the winning Christmas lottery ticket known as El Gordo, or The Fat One, in Logrono, Spain, Dec. 22, 2024.

Spain's 'El Gordo' lottery has been broadcast with millions of euros being given away in the Christmas draw. 'El Gordo' or 'The Fat One' is the first prize of Spain's hugely popular national lottery, ...

MADRID (AP) — Spaniards have been anticipating the arrival of “El Gordo” or “The Fat One” for weeks. That's the name of the first prize in Spain’s hugely popular national Christmas ...

After "El Gordo” was announced, audience members - some dressed in costume as Don Quijote, Christmas elves, Biblical wise men and the lottery itself - began streaming out of the venue, from which the ...

El Gordo is the first prize of Spain’s hugely popular national Christmas lottery, which is said to be the world’s largest based on the total prize money involved, even though other lotteries ...

People react as lottery ticket shop workers celebrate after selling the winning Christmas lottery ticket known as El Gordo, or The Fat One, in Logroño, Spain, Sunday Dec. 22, 2024.

El Gordo is the first prize of Spain’s hugely popular national Christmas lottery, which is said to be the world’s largest based on the total prize money involved, even though other lotteries have ...