{"id":24429,"date":"2020-12-02T09:00:00","date_gmt":"2020-12-02T08:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.trafalgar.com\/real-word\/?p=24429"},"modified":"2023-08-13T15:34:34","modified_gmt":"2023-08-13T14:34:34","slug":"spanish-christmas-traditions","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.trafalgar.com\/real-word\/spanish-christmas-traditions\/","title":{"rendered":"8 Spanish Christmas traditions you probably never knew about"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Every country has their own special Christmas traditions, and Spain<\/a> is no different. The country loves to celebrate the festive season with lots of unique customs – and some of them may surprise you. From a huge national lottery to a December Fool\u2019s Day and a pooping log, here are 8 of our favourite Spanish Christmas traditions. \u00a1Feliz Navidad!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\nhttps:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/BsBUR5_FGSB\/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

1. El Gordo – The Fat Lottery<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

One of the most exciting Spanish Christmas traditions is playing the lottery. Almost everyone takes parts in the Spanish National Lottery at Christmas time, making it the biggest lottery in the world. It\u2019s so big, it\u2019s called \u2018El Gordo\u2019 or \u2018the Fat One\u2019, because of the huge cash prizes of more than 2 billion euros<\/a>. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

It\u2019s been held every year since 1812 and it\u2019s a tradition for the winning numbers to be announced live on TV on the morning of December 22nd. As the winning numbers are called, they\u2019re sung out by a choir of school children. It\u2019s also common for friends and coworkers to buy a share of a single ticket together and split the winnings. In 2011, an entire town shared a single ticket and won, splitting the share of 950 million euros! <\/p>\n\n\n\n

RELATED CONTENT:<\/strong> 12 Photos that Will Make You Want to Visit Spain This Year<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

2. The Three Kings<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n
\nhttps:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/B671XRbKhnw\/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

One of the most unique facts about Christmas in Spain is that there’s no Santa Claus. Forget Saint Nick – in Spain, it\u2019s the Three Kings or the Three Wise Men (known as Reyes Magos – Melchior, Gaspar and Baltazar) who bring the gifts to good children at Christmas time. They also don\u2019t come on Christmas Eve. Instead, towns and cities hold huge Three Kings parades (\u2018cabalgatas’) on the night of January 5th, where the Kings parade through the towns on floats and throw out sweets for the kids. It\u2019s one of the most wonderful Spanish Christmas traditions you can\u2019t miss!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

When the families return home, they leave out their shoes for the Kings to fill with gifts during the night. If it\u2019s too long to wait for pressies, don\u2019t worry. These days, some kids in Spain also open a few presents on Christmas day too, so you can have double the fun!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

That\u2019s also not the only version of Santa Claus in Spain. In Galicia, a mythical coal miner called El Apalpador feels children\u2019s stomachs to see if they\u2019ve been eating well and leaves behind little treats like chestnuts and sweets. The Basques also have their own, more rugged, version of Santa – the mythical giant Olentzero. He wears peasants clothing, smokes a pipe and brings gifts for children on Christmas Eve, in return for food and alcohol.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

RELATED CONTENT:<\/strong> Northern Spain Holidays: Discovering the Green Side of Spain<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

3. Portal de Bel\u00e9ns<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n
\"Christmas<\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Portal de Bel\u00e9ns, meaning \u2018stable of Bethlehem\u2019, are the incredible nativity scenes found across Spain at Christmas time. They\u2019re more than just a few figurines in a stable – these are huge and elaborate nativity scenes, with houses, markets, farms, rivers and all kinds of characters. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

You\u2019ll see them in traditional households, shop windows and town squares in the lead up to Christmas, and you\u2019ll spot handmade figurines like baby Jesus and the Three Wise Kings in Christmas markets all over Spain. You can even watch living Bel\u00e9ns, where real actors and animals recreate the Nativity scene. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

EXPERIENCE IT FOR YOURSELF: <\/strong>Treasures of Spain and Portugal<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

4. The Caga Ti\u00f3<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

In Spain, you rock around the Christmas\u2026 log! It’s of the most curious of all Spanish Christmas traditions and it’s found in the Catalonia region. Caga Ti\u00f3, meaning pooping log, is basically a wooden log dressed up with a face, legs, blanket and a barretina (Catalan hat). Children feed the Caga Ti\u00f3<\/a> small pieces of bread or orange peel each evening in the lead up to Christmas. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

On Christmas Eve or Christmas Day, they sing the Caga Ti\u00f3 song, whack the log with a stick and ask him to poop out turr\u00f3n (sweet nougat) and other treats for them. Once the song is finished, they take off the blanket to discover all their hidden sweets.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

5. Midnight Mass<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
\nhttps:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/BqkjbWYF6Td\/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

With Catholics making up over half of the country\u2019s population, the Christmas church services are a very important part of Christmas in Spain. Many people go to a Midnight Mass on Christmas Eve, known as La Misa Del Gallo (The Mass of the Rooster), because a rooster supposedly crowed the night Jesus was born. Many families also eat the main Spanish Christmas dinner on Christmas Eve (Nochebuena) just before or after Midnight Mass. It\u2019s a special time for families to get together, give thanks and celebrate the birth of Jesus Christ.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

RELATED CONTENT:<\/strong> 12 of the most useful Spanish phrases to learn before your trip to Spain<\/a><\/em><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

6. El Arrastre<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

You\u2019ll find the Spanish Christmas tradition known as El Arrastre (The Drag) in the coastal city of C\u00e1diz. It\u2019s held on January 5th, the day before the Three Wise Kings arrive. Children string empty cans on a piece of rope and drag the cans around, making a ton of noise to remind the Kings to leave the children gifts that night. There\u2019s also a story that the racket will scare the mythical giant who tries to cover the sky in a cloud of smoke to stop the Kings delivering the presents!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

EXPERIENCE IT FOR YOURSELF:<\/strong> Best of Spain<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

7. Rosc\u00f3n de Reyes<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n
\nhttps:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/B6-fMktqfIm\/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Christmas cake is one of the favourite Spanish Christmas foods, but in Spain, they don\u2019t enjoy it until Epiphany on January 6th, to celebrate the arrival of the Three Wise Kings in Bethlehem. On this holy day, they bake the Rosc\u00f3n de Reyes, a sweet bread-like cake, filled with whipped cream and topped with candied fruits and crushed almonds.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

A fava bean and a small figurine are hidden inside the cake. Whoever finds the figurine in their slice will be blessed with good luck for the whole year, but if you get the fava bean, you have to pay for next year\u2019s cake! It\u2019s a fun Spanish Christmas tradition and a wonderful way to top off the festive season.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

8. Dia de los Santos Inocentes<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

While you might think it’s time to relax after Christmas, in Spain, it\u2019s time to watch your back! Dia de los Santos Inocentes is the Spanish version of April Fool\u2019s Day, but it\u2019s held on December 28. It\u2019s the day for playing harmless pranks or dressing up in funny wigs, glasses and hats, and once you prank someone, you shout \u201cInocente, inocente!\u201d And when we say watch your back, we mean it\u2026 One of the most popular pranks is to tape a drawing of a stick figure on someone\u2019s back!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

What are your favourite Spanish Christmas traditions? Let us know in the comments below!<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Every country has their own special Christmas traditions, and Spain is no different. The country loves to celebrate the festive season with lots of unique customs – and some of them may surprise you. From a huge national lottery to a December Fool\u2019s Day and a pooping log, here are 8 of our favourite Spanish […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":43,"featured_media":24434,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"site-sidebar-layout":"default","site-content-layout":"","ast-site-content-layout":"default","site-content-style":"default","site-sidebar-style":"default","ast-global-header-display":"","ast-banner-title-visibility":"","ast-main-header-display":"","ast-hfb-above-header-display":"","ast-hfb-below-header-display":"","ast-hfb-mobile-header-display":"","site-post-title":"","ast-breadcrumbs-content":"","ast-featured-img":"","footer-sml-layout":"","ast-disable-related-posts":"","theme-transparent-header-meta":"","adv-header-id-meta":"","stick-header-meta":"","header-above-stick-meta":"","header-main-stick-meta":"","header-below-stick-meta":"","astra-migrate-meta-layouts":"default","ast-page-background-enabled":"default","ast-page-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-4)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"ast-content-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"footnotes":""},"categories":[4910],"tags":[20761,20762,20764,20763],"class_list":["post-24429","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-inspiration","tag-christmas-in-spain","tag-spanish-christmas","tag-spanish-christmas-food","tag-spanish-christmas-traditions"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\n8 Spanish Christmas traditions you probably never knew about<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"A big Christmas lottery, a December Fool\u2019s Day and three parading Santas... Here are 8 of the most unique Spanish Christmas traditions.\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.trafalgar.com\/real-word\/spanish-christmas-traditions\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_GB\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"8 Spanish Christmas traditions you probably never knew about\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"A big Christmas lottery, a December Fool\u2019s Day and three parading Santas... Here are 8 of the most unique Spanish Christmas traditions.\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/www.trafalgar.com\/real-word\/spanish-christmas-traditions\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Real Word\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2020-12-02T08:00:00+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2023-08-13T14:34:34+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/www.trafalgar.com\/real-word\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/christmas-decorations-tree-2.jpeg\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"1200\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"801\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/jpeg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"Katie Birtles\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:title\" content=\"8 Spanish Christmas traditions you probably never knew about\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:description\" content=\"A big Christmas lottery, a December Fool\u2019s Day and three parading Santas... Here are 8 of the most unique Spanish Christmas traditions.\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"Katie Birtles\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Estimated reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"6 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\\\/\\\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"Article\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.trafalgar.com\\\/real-word\\\/spanish-christmas-traditions\\\/#article\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.trafalgar.com\\\/real-word\\\/spanish-christmas-traditions\\\/\"},\"author\":{\"name\":\"Katie Birtles\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.trafalgar.com\\\/real-word\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/person\\\/53344b78a99d6c1174b3caad62ea65fe\"},\"headline\":\"8 Spanish Christmas traditions you probably never knew about\",\"datePublished\":\"2020-12-02T08:00:00+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2023-08-13T14:34:34+00:00\",\"mainEntityOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.trafalgar.com\\\/real-word\\\/spanish-christmas-traditions\\\/\"},\"wordCount\":1221,\"commentCount\":8,\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.trafalgar.com\\\/real-word\\\/#organization\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.trafalgar.com\\\/real-word\\\/spanish-christmas-traditions\\\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.trafalgar.com\\\/real-word\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2020\\\/11\\\/christmas-decorations-tree-3.jpeg\",\"keywords\":[\"Christmas in Spain\",\"Spanish Christmas\",\"Spanish Christmas food\",\"Spanish Christmas traditions\"],\"articleSection\":[\"Inspiration\"],\"inLanguage\":\"en-GB\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"CommentAction\",\"name\":\"Comment\",\"target\":[\"https:\\\/\\\/www.trafalgar.com\\\/real-word\\\/spanish-christmas-traditions\\\/#respond\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.trafalgar.com\\\/real-word\\\/spanish-christmas-traditions\\\/\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.trafalgar.com\\\/real-word\\\/spanish-christmas-traditions\\\/\",\"name\":\"8 Spanish Christmas traditions you probably never knew about\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.trafalgar.com\\\/real-word\\\/#website\"},\"primaryImageOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.trafalgar.com\\\/real-word\\\/spanish-christmas-traditions\\\/#primaryimage\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.trafalgar.com\\\/real-word\\\/spanish-christmas-traditions\\\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.trafalgar.com\\\/real-word\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2020\\\/11\\\/christmas-decorations-tree-3.jpeg\",\"datePublished\":\"2020-12-02T08:00:00+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2023-08-13T14:34:34+00:00\",\"description\":\"A big Christmas lottery, a December Fool\u2019s Day and three parading Santas... Here are 8 of the most unique Spanish Christmas traditions.\",\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.trafalgar.com\\\/real-word\\\/spanish-christmas-traditions\\\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-GB\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\\\/\\\/www.trafalgar.com\\\/real-word\\\/spanish-christmas-traditions\\\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-GB\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.trafalgar.com\\\/real-word\\\/spanish-christmas-traditions\\\/#primaryimage\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.trafalgar.com\\\/real-word\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2020\\\/11\\\/christmas-decorations-tree-3.jpeg\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.trafalgar.com\\\/real-word\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2020\\\/11\\\/christmas-decorations-tree-3.jpeg\",\"width\":750,\"height\":500,\"caption\":\"Christmas tree bell decorations Spanish Christmas traditions\"},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.trafalgar.com\\\/real-word\\\/spanish-christmas-traditions\\\/#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.trafalgar.com\\\/real-word\\\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"8 Spanish Christmas traditions you probably never knew about\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.trafalgar.com\\\/real-word\\\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.trafalgar.com\\\/real-word\\\/\",\"name\":\"Real Word\",\"description\":\"Travel articles, insights and stories from Trafalgar\",\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.trafalgar.com\\\/real-word\\\/#organization\"},\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.trafalgar.com\\\/real-word\\\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":{\"@type\":\"PropertyValueSpecification\",\"valueRequired\":true,\"valueName\":\"search_term_string\"}}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-GB\"},{\"@type\":\"Organization\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.trafalgar.com\\\/real-word\\\/#organization\",\"name\":\"Real Word\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.trafalgar.com\\\/real-word\\\/\",\"logo\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-GB\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.trafalgar.com\\\/real-word\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/logo\\\/image\\\/\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.trafalgar.com\\\/real-word\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2022\\\/04\\\/TT_RealWorld_Opt01-horizontal-Black.svg\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.trafalgar.com\\\/real-word\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2022\\\/04\\\/TT_RealWorld_Opt01-horizontal-Black.svg\",\"width\":643,\"height\":83,\"caption\":\"Real Word\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.trafalgar.com\\\/real-word\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/logo\\\/image\\\/\"}},{\"@type\":\"Person\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.trafalgar.com\\\/real-word\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/person\\\/53344b78a99d6c1174b3caad62ea65fe\",\"name\":\"Katie Birtles\",\"image\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-GB\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/secure.gravatar.com\\\/avatar\\\/ad516503a11cd5ca435acc9bb6523536?s=96\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/secure.gravatar.com\\\/avatar\\\/ad516503a11cd5ca435acc9bb6523536?s=96\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/secure.gravatar.com\\\/avatar\\\/ad516503a11cd5ca435acc9bb6523536?s=96\",\"caption\":\"Katie Birtles\"},\"description\":\"Katie is an experienced traveler and content writer with a focus on food & drink, cultural traditions and travel tips and tricks\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.trafalgar.com\\\/real-word\\\/author\\\/katiebirtles\\\/\"}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO Premium plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"8 Spanish Christmas traditions you probably never knew about","description":"A big Christmas lottery, a December Fool\u2019s Day and three parading Santas... Here are 8 of the most unique Spanish Christmas traditions.","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/www.trafalgar.com\/real-word\/spanish-christmas-traditions\/","og_locale":"en_GB","og_type":"article","og_title":"8 Spanish Christmas traditions you probably never knew about","og_description":"A big Christmas lottery, a December Fool\u2019s Day and three parading Santas... Here are 8 of the most unique Spanish Christmas traditions.","og_url":"https:\/\/www.trafalgar.com\/real-word\/spanish-christmas-traditions\/","og_site_name":"Real Word","article_published_time":"2020-12-02T08:00:00+00:00","article_modified_time":"2023-08-13T14:34:34+00:00","og_image":[{"width":1200,"height":801,"url":"https:\/\/www.trafalgar.com\/real-word\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/christmas-decorations-tree-2.jpeg","type":"image\/jpeg"}],"author":"Katie Birtles","twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_title":"8 Spanish Christmas traditions you probably never knew about","twitter_description":"A big Christmas lottery, a December Fool\u2019s Day and three parading Santas... Here are 8 of the most unique Spanish Christmas traditions.","twitter_misc":{"Written by":"Katie Birtles","Estimated reading time":"6 minutes"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Article","@id":"https:\/\/www.trafalgar.com\/real-word\/spanish-christmas-traditions\/#article","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.trafalgar.com\/real-word\/spanish-christmas-traditions\/"},"author":{"name":"Katie Birtles","@id":"https:\/\/www.trafalgar.com\/real-word\/#\/schema\/person\/53344b78a99d6c1174b3caad62ea65fe"},"headline":"8 Spanish Christmas traditions you probably never knew about","datePublished":"2020-12-02T08:00:00+00:00","dateModified":"2023-08-13T14:34:34+00:00","mainEntityOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.trafalgar.com\/real-word\/spanish-christmas-traditions\/"},"wordCount":1221,"commentCount":8,"publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.trafalgar.com\/real-word\/#organization"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.trafalgar.com\/real-word\/spanish-christmas-traditions\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/www.trafalgar.com\/real-word\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/christmas-decorations-tree-3.jpeg","keywords":["Christmas in Spain","Spanish Christmas","Spanish Christmas food","Spanish Christmas traditions"],"articleSection":["Inspiration"],"inLanguage":"en-GB","potentialAction":[{"@type":"CommentAction","name":"Comment","target":["https:\/\/www.trafalgar.com\/real-word\/spanish-christmas-traditions\/#respond"]}]},{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/www.trafalgar.com\/real-word\/spanish-christmas-traditions\/","url":"https:\/\/www.trafalgar.com\/real-word\/spanish-christmas-traditions\/","name":"8 Spanish Christmas traditions you probably never knew about","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.trafalgar.com\/real-word\/#website"},"primaryImageOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.trafalgar.com\/real-word\/spanish-christmas-traditions\/#primaryimage"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.trafalgar.com\/real-word\/spanish-christmas-traditions\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/www.trafalgar.com\/real-word\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/christmas-decorations-tree-3.jpeg","datePublished":"2020-12-02T08:00:00+00:00","dateModified":"2023-08-13T14:34:34+00:00","description":"A big Christmas lottery, a December Fool\u2019s Day and three parading Santas... Here are 8 of the most unique Spanish Christmas traditions.","breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.trafalgar.com\/real-word\/spanish-christmas-traditions\/#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-GB","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/www.trafalgar.com\/real-word\/spanish-christmas-traditions\/"]}]},{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-GB","@id":"https:\/\/www.trafalgar.com\/real-word\/spanish-christmas-traditions\/#primaryimage","url":"https:\/\/www.trafalgar.com\/real-word\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/christmas-decorations-tree-3.jpeg","contentUrl":"https:\/\/www.trafalgar.com\/real-word\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/christmas-decorations-tree-3.jpeg","width":750,"height":500,"caption":"Christmas tree bell decorations Spanish Christmas traditions"},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/www.trafalgar.com\/real-word\/spanish-christmas-traditions\/#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https:\/\/www.trafalgar.com\/real-word\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"8 Spanish Christmas traditions you probably never knew about"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/www.trafalgar.com\/real-word\/#website","url":"https:\/\/www.trafalgar.com\/real-word\/","name":"Real Word","description":"Travel articles, insights and stories from Trafalgar","publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.trafalgar.com\/real-word\/#organization"},"potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/www.trafalgar.com\/real-word\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":{"@type":"PropertyValueSpecification","valueRequired":true,"valueName":"search_term_string"}}],"inLanguage":"en-GB"},{"@type":"Organization","@id":"https:\/\/www.trafalgar.com\/real-word\/#organization","name":"Real Word","url":"https:\/\/www.trafalgar.com\/real-word\/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-GB","@id":"https:\/\/www.trafalgar.com\/real-word\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/","url":"https:\/\/www.trafalgar.com\/real-word\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/TT_RealWorld_Opt01-horizontal-Black.svg","contentUrl":"https:\/\/www.trafalgar.com\/real-word\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/TT_RealWorld_Opt01-horizontal-Black.svg","width":643,"height":83,"caption":"Real Word"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.trafalgar.com\/real-word\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/"}},{"@type":"Person","@id":"https:\/\/www.trafalgar.com\/real-word\/#\/schema\/person\/53344b78a99d6c1174b3caad62ea65fe","name":"Katie Birtles","image":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-GB","@id":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/ad516503a11cd5ca435acc9bb6523536?s=96","url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/ad516503a11cd5ca435acc9bb6523536?s=96","contentUrl":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/ad516503a11cd5ca435acc9bb6523536?s=96","caption":"Katie Birtles"},"description":"Katie is an experienced traveler and content writer with a focus on food & drink, cultural traditions and travel tips and tricks","url":"https:\/\/www.trafalgar.com\/real-word\/author\/katiebirtles\/"}]}},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.trafalgar.com\/real-word\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/24429","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.trafalgar.com\/real-word\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.trafalgar.com\/real-word\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.trafalgar.com\/real-word\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/43"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.trafalgar.com\/real-word\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=24429"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.trafalgar.com\/real-word\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/24429\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.trafalgar.com\/real-word\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/24434"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.trafalgar.com\/real-word\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=24429"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.trafalgar.com\/real-word\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=24429"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.trafalgar.com\/real-word\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=24429"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}