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    CHRISTMAS TRADITIONS AROUND THE WORLD

    Dec 18, 2020 2 minutes

    SPAIN

    CHRISTMAS LOTTERY LARGEST IN THE WORLD

    Every year, millions of Spanish people take part in El Gordo, Spain’s Christmas lottery. El Gordo means “the fat one” in Spanish.

    The 170 sets of lottery tickets, each containing 100 000 tickets, are sold at €200 (about R3 600) a ticket. Families

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