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Celebrating the Dead on Día de Todos los Santos

We have officially reached October, which means it’s time to get excited for the spookiest time of the year! Now most of you are probably thinking that I’m talking about Halloween, but the traditional Spanish mid-fall celebration looks a little…

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Celebrating New Year’s 2026 in Madrid!

If you’re spending New Year’s Eve in Madrid then you’re in for a special treat! Madrid is an amazing city, it’s the largest city in Spain and people come from far and wide to celebrate the new year together. Whether…

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Delicious Christmas Desserts from Spain

The holiday season is the time of eating delicious food with the ones you love – especially all those delicious sweets! The Spanish love their sugar and Christmas time brings out the most delicious recipes within each family. For the next…

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December 8th: The Kickoff to the Spanish Holiday Season!

The Day of the Immaculate Conception, or Día de la Inmaculada Concepción is a very significant holiday around the world. It celebrates the Roman Catholic belief of The Blessed Virgin Mary’s immaculate conception in her mother’s womb and is considered the first…

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El Gordo: The Spanish Christmas Lottery

Once December hits, the city of Madrid is flooded with Christmas tradition, and El Gordo is one of them! This is a tradition that goes beyond a simple lottery, it’s the second longest continuously running lottery in the world and as measured by the total…

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Los Reyes Magos: Spain’s Extended Christmas 2025

If you come from a country that doesn’t really celebrate the religious aspect of Christmas, then your holiday activities probably end with New Years Eve. But, that’s not how it’s done here in Spain. There are several Saints and events…

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Nochevieja Universitaria: Early NYE Festival in Salamanca!

For a lot of people around the world, the holiday season is the time to leave your school, work or internship and head home for a few weeks. While this is usually a happy time of year – filled with…