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

People wait for the start of the draw at Madrid's Teatro Real opera house during Spain's bumper Christmas lottery draw known as El Gordo, or The Fat One, in Madrid, Spain, Friday, Dec. 22, 2023.

Lucky holders of 20-euro tickets with the number 88008 are celebrating. They have each won 400,000 euros ($440,000), in the top prize of Spain's huge Christmas lottery.

Other lotteries have bigger individual top prizes but Spain’s Christmas lottery, held each year on Dec. 22, is ranked as the world’s richest for the total prize money involved.

Forget Black Friday, twinkling lights or any other Christmas tradition; Spain's Christmas season doesn't properly kick off until Sunday when El Gordo, the world's richest lottery, hands out prizes ...

Hospital staff in Spain attended a Christmas dinner in a restaurant last weekend. Since then, 68 staff have tested positive for COVID-19.

A spectator waits for the start of the annual Christmas lottery draw, known as El Gordo, or The Fat One, at Madrid's Teatro Real, Spain, on Sunday, Dec. 22, 2024.

The health ministry recorded 10,222 new cases on Wednesday, while the death toll rose by 369 to 44,037, slowing from the previous day's jump of 537, which marked a record for the second wave.