21st December – Its day of the winter solstice and they celebrate the day through bonfire.
22nd December – This is particularly lottery day in Spain. There are lot of prizes given on that day.
24th December – Nochebuena, Spanish version of Christmas Eve, means goodnight. It is the most important family gathering of the year. Everybody returns home to enjoy a meal with the family. The typical Spanish Christmas meal includes prawn starters followed by roast lamb and ended with Christmas sweet called turrón which is a nougat made of toasted sweet almonds and of course with Spanish wine.
25th December – Christmas day is quite calm in Spain. The main present giving ritual is on 6th January.
28th December - This is the day of Santos Inocentes (Holy Innocents) and it is something like the April fool day. People day practical jocks and pranks on others.
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