Christmas in Spain is a very joyous and religious time of year. You will see that a Spanish Christmas has a lot of American influence but also has much of their own heritage in it. In small towns and villages it is more traditional and distinctly Spanish. It is in the bigger cities that you will find more American and European customs. For an example, will only see a Santa Claus walking around in Madrid …
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…e gifts they bring are gold, frankincense, or myrrh. At first the kings do not want to follow the star but they do. In the morning of January 6th, the children go to see if they got treats from the kings. In some places the wealthier families will go to the poor and fill their shoes with treats. On this day they have very many parades. This is also the closing of their Christmas holidays.