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

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 Christmas Market at Madrid’s Plaza Mayor stands as one of the finest and oldest in Spain. Nestled in the heart of the capital, this market dazzles with its size and charm.

MADRID - Players with winning tickets in Spain's huge Christmas lottery draw on Sunday celebrated with sparkling wine, cheers and hugs in a 200-year-old tradition that marks the beginning of the ...

In Spain, most of the country’s bells had been electrified by the 1970s, converting bell ringing by hand, rope and pulley into a hobby, a tradition preserved by a few out of nostalgia or the ...

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 ...

Spain’s Dec. 22 Christmas lottery began during the Napoleonic wars in 1812 and has continued largely without interruption since then, even during the Spanish Civil War.