The longest (and happiest) holiday season in Europe! Hold on to your churros, Spain—there’s a worthy competitor for the ...

These are the stories that made the headlines this week. Christmas excitement grew and among other things this raised two ...

They have each won 400,000 euros ($440,000), or some 325,000 euros after tax, in the top prize of Spain’s huge Christmas ... in the lottery known as “EL Gordo” (the fat one).

From the customary nativity scenes to the Santa Claus Race, here are some of the best Spanish Christmas traditions! Nativity Scenes (Belenes) – The Spanish adore their nativity scenes and many Town ...

Many families in Spain decorate their houses with ornate nativity scenes and enjoy a seafood feast on Christmas Eve or Christmas Day. There's also an annual Christmas lottery, called El Gordo ...

Marc Anthony has officially celebrated two Christmases with his wife Nadia Ferreira, and this year seemed extra special. The ...

But there’s one event that eclipses them all in terms of excitement, scale, and cultural impact—El Gordo, the Spanish Christmas Lottery. With a prize pool that dwarfs the GDP of small nations ...

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 ...

But unlike Santa Claus, El Gordo arrived three days before Christmas, before noon on Sunday. El Gordo is the first prize of ...