Christmas lottery in Spain.

Very popular  Christmas tradition in Spain is the  Christmas Draw or Christmas lottery which takes place on December 22 from 9: 15h. This drawing is from 1812, when it took place in Cadiz, and for many Spaniards, is the activity that kicks off the Christmas celebrations. The draw will be held in the hall draws State Lotteries in Madrid and the maximum award is known as El Gordo. Although the draw is made in December, lottery tickets can be purchased in different administrations since July and the price is € 20 for each tenth. As we approach the month of November and during the Christmas period in lottery administrations of the different towns and cities of Spain are often created lines of people waiting to buy their tenth.

What is possibly the most famous Lottery Administration throughout the country and one of the most representative symbols of the Madrid Doña Manolita is located on Calle del Carmen de Madrid. Established in 1904 in San Bernardo Street, Doña Manolita annually welcomes hundreds of people willing to buy one or more lottery tickets in their establishment. Every year in this administration sold over 65 million tickets.