Jamie
12/11/2012 10:27:38 pm
In Spain on December 22nd they do a Christmas lottery. Everybody in Spain buys tickets for this lottery in the hope of winning “El Gordo.” The El Gordo is the big check, it represents the Brazilian footballer Ronaldo, and much more importantly the Spanish Christmas lottery. How the el Gordo works is the tickets become on sale any time from July and august. The tickets are very expensive, but you don’t have to buy a complete ticket. Most tickets are usually sold in decimals or tenths and people often club together to buy one of those.
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david
12/11/2012 10:28:00 pm
the most anticipated activity is the "Zapote Bullfights" or "Toros a la Tica" synonymous with the season's festivities in Costa Rica. The Costarican Bullfight is very different because the bulls are never harmed, or killed. The most famous cattle ranches provide the bulls free. Also the bullfighters are normal people that get into the arena without any professional preparation. It's amazing that only a few actually get hurt by the bulls. This activity is a headache for the red cross that voluntarily offers it's service in the arena.
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Devi
12/11/2012 11:58:55 pm
In Argentina they have any traditions such as “globos”. These are paper decorations you light inside and they take off into the sky. Argentinians do it at night , and you can see the skies lit up with them. Some families still honor the tradition of releasing quemando globos, paper lanterns.
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hunter
12/11/2012 11:59:22 pm
It calls for eating twelve grapes as soon as the clock turns twelve. It calls for wearing yellow underwear at the moment when New Year arrives. It calls for absolute cleaning of households and surroundings on a day prior to New Year.
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Marriam Iqbal
12/12/2012 09:21:34 pm
So you want to know more about "Misa de Gallo":
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