Prawn starters followed by roast lamb would be a typical meal rounded off with a typically Christmas sweet called turrón which is a nougat made of toasted sweet almonds. Most bars and restaurants close in the evening. In the evening people often meet early for a few drinks with friends then return home to enjoy a meal with the family. You can buy Spanish Christmas lottery tickets online.Ģ4th December – Christmas Eve is called Nochebuena in Spanish (Goodnight) and it is the most important family gathering of the year.
Besides the big three prizes there are thousands of smaller prizes shared by people all over Spain. Everybody in Spain buys tickets for this lottery in the hope of winning El Gordo (the fat one) and the winning number usually means that a good number of people from the same village become a lot better off overnight.
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This date marks the winter solstice (shortest day) and where it is celebrated involves people jumping through fires to protect themselves against illness.Ģ2nd December – All over Spain people never stray far from a TV or radio as the Christmas lottery is drawn over a period of many hours. Most notable in Seville.Ģ1st December – In a few cities including Granada the celebration of Hogueras (bonfires) takes place. Calendar of Christmas Events:ĭecember 8th – This is the public holiday of Immaculada (Feast of the Immaculate Conception) which marks the beginning of the religious Christmas celebrations. The Belén always include the baby Jesus, Mary, Joseph as well as the Three Kings, Baltasar, Melchior and Gaspar. Also in the home there are intricate, miniature nativity scenes called Belénes which depict life in the village where Jesus was born. Christmas trees are common in the home but again they don’t appear until the second half of December.
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