December 26th, known as Boxing Day or Saint Stephen’s Day, is not an important day on the Christmas calendar in most of Spain, but there are a few places where it's public holiday.
The tradition of giving workers a ‘cesta de Navidad’ to take home at Christmas is long established in Spain. In many cases, employees have a legal right to receive one.
Cured ham is serious business in Spain and buying a pig’s leg is a quintessential Spanish tradition at Christmas. They’re delicious but can cost hundreds of euros, so knowing your ‘serranos’ from your ‘ibéricos’ is essential to not getting ripped off.
No one - from Donald Trump to footballer Leo Messi - is safe from being immortalised as a defecating figurine used to decorate nativity scenes. Welcome to the bizarre world of Catalonia’s Christmas ‘crappers’.
Here's where Britons can find all their favourite British Christmas treats if they're staying in Spain for the holidays this year or find that they can't bring them back due to customs rules.
Wondering what presents to buy your loved ones at home? The Local has rounded up a dozen of the very best Spanish gift ideas for everyone from foodies to fashionistas.
The festive season can be difficult for people living abroad far away from their loved ones back home, but we've put together a few gift ideas for staying close to friends and family.
Look closely at a nativity scene in Spain's Catalonia region and you will likely spot an unusual figure -- a peasant with his pants down and doing his business in the holy scene.
Barcelona police have been deployed to prevent people from clogging up traffic by taking selfies in the middle of the road, one of many examples of how Spanish city centres become unbearably crowded during the December holidays.
Platters of prawns form part of the traditional feast on a Christmas table in Spain and every Spaniard knows that sucking on the freshly removed head is the very best part.
Wearing a white lab coat, a screwdriver in hand, Antonio Martínez Rivas examines a remote-controlled car at his workshop in Madrid, a "toy hospital" which is about to close its doors after 50 years of repairs.
It looks like there won't be any need for scarves or gloves anywhere in Spain this Christmas as temperatures well above normal and rain will dominate the weather over the festive weekend, the country's weather agency has reported.
Christmas is coming, and the question of sending seasonal parcels and cards post-Brexit from Spain to the UK and vice versa is again rearing its ugly head, coupled with the fact that British Royal Mail workers are on strike.
In the leadup to Christmas, some produce goes up considerably in price, added to the already steep rise in food costs this year. So what festive food should you buy early to avoid the markup in Spanish supermarkets?
Stuck in a Spain-sized rut? Need to add some sparkle to your life in 2022? The Local offers you ten easy-to-achieve resolutions that will make the coming year in Spain one to remember.
What child wouldn't love the fact that in Spain you get to celebrate, not once, nor twice, but three times, during the festive period? Lisa Sadleir tells The Local how to get the best out of Christmas in Spain.
The festive season in Spain will be marked by travel restrictions, curfews and limits on the number of people allowed to celebrate together but these will differ from region to region and are also subject to change if infection rates rise.
Will we be able to travel again next year? Will we all be vaccinated? When will we be able to return en masse to Spain's restaurants and bars? Graham Keeley explores what the year ahead may have in store for those living in Spain.
Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez on Wednesday called a recent rise in coronavirus infections "worrying", warning that stricter measures to curb the spread could be needed for Christmas.
Skis and snowboards slide down the slopes of the Spanish ski resort of La Masella, which opened Monday with curbs to stem the spread of the novel coronavirus that has kept ski stations closed in many other European nations.
