Why is the Christmas Lottery celebrated on December 22? Some curiosities
December has officially begun. And this is something that can be proven with the noticeable lowering of temperatures, the streets full of colorful holiday lights or those errant places where they sell delicious roasted chestnuts.
Although this time would not be as we know it without the Christmas Lottery. From the beginning of December, those long lines that are formed in the busiest administrations of the city are very common, where each person is willing to take a tenth that allows him to participate during the lottery draw.
In fact, it has become a kind of "social imposition" that each group of childhood friends, relatives, or coworkers buy the same number with the goal of sharing the same fate.
The celebration of the Christmas lottery takes place every December 22. During this day, more than 2,240 million euros are distributed in prizes distributed in 160 series with 10,000 tickets each.
The winners with the "Gordo Award" (the maximum) receive 400,000 euros with each participation that in its total amount to about 640 million euros in prizes. From there, the second prize is 1.25 million to be distributed, while the third is 500,000 euros with two fourth prizes and eight fifths of 200,000 and 60,000 euros respectively.
The first draw of the Christmas Lottery was in 1812
Notably the tradition of the Christmas lottery goes back to the century XIX, more specifically in the Cadiz of 1812. At that time, the cost of the ticket was 40 reais and the first graceful number was the '03604', awarded with 8,000 pesos.
From the beginning, the lottery draw was called " Prosperous of the Awards ". And it was not until 1897 that he finally received the denomination of the Christmas Lottery in honor of such an important date within the Christian tradition.
Thereafter, the tenth draw took place every year without cancellation. Not even the Spanish Civil War , that took place between 1936 and 1939, could interrupt the draw. Moreover, it was the first time that two different tickets were issued, one by the Republican side and another from the national side.
The Christmas lottery and the children of San Idelfonso
One of the most characteristic aspects of the Christmas Lottery is undoubtedly the participation of children of San Idelfonso. They are the ones in charge of going "Reciting" the numbers next to their corresponding prize in the Palace of Congresses of the city of Madrid.
However, its protagonism goes back a couple of centuries more back, specifically in the 1771, at which time they were mainly engaged in gambling and small raffles of the time. Finally, in the year 1984, they also began to include girls dbecause the school started to be mixed.
As of that year, the children of San Idelfonso have the important task of distribute luck and illusions to thousands of people throughout Spain. This is something that would not have been possible thanks to the technological advances of the time. And a clear example of this we see with television, with which The lottery of the Christmas Lottery began to be broadcast on TVE, from the year 1957.
There is an 85% chance of not receiving a prize in the Christmas Lottery
Likewise, 2002 was an important milestone in the history of the Lottery. It was the first time that the prizes were recited in euros after the entry of Spain to the Economic Community European And because they had a smaller extent than in pesetas, the draw itself was 10 minutes shorter.
Since then, there are many people who have a unavoidable appointment every December 22 to see if the fortune goddess smiles at them. However, it should be mentioned that statistics do not invite optimism
It is estimated that we have about one 90% chance that we will not receive any prize, not even a refund. In one way or another, from NatureVia we can only wish you the best of luck during the celebration of the Christmas Lottery draw. May you win the jackpot and you can fulfill all your dreams!. ThemesChristmas
