Every so often you see lottery jackpots that grow to enormous levels.

Lotteries such as the Powerball and mega millions have on occasion grown to have prizes

over $1 billion. However, they all pale in comparison to the annual lottery

which takes place every year in Spain. The total amount given away in this

lottery is over double the cash prize given out in the biggest American lotteries.

Learn more about El Gordo, the Spanish Christmas lottery,

on this episode of Everything Everywhere Daily. This episode is sponsored by the Tourist Office of Spain.

It's spring now, and that means Easter, and there's probably no country in the world with as many unique

Easter celebrations as Spain.

You'll find religious processions in many cities with mourners dressed in

black, religious brotherhoods, floats, and of course fantastic food. And as you would

expect, each region and city will have its own unique customs and traditions.

And even if you can't make it this year, don't worry.

These celebrations have been going on for centuries, and they'll probably be going on for centuries

in the future. You can start researching your dream trip to

Spain today by visiting Spain. info where you can get everything you need to know to

plan your Spanish experience. Once again that's Spain dot info.

Lotteries have a surprisingly long history. There's evidence of lotteries being run in the

third century BC during the Han dynasty in China. They were believed to have

partially funded the Great Wall of China. Emperor Augustus created a lottery to

help raise funds for repairs to the buildings and infrastructure in Rome.

During the early Renaissance, lotteries were popular in both Italy and the Netherlands as a source of revenue.

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