El Gordo | Spanish Christmas Lottery Podcast for Kids

🎰🎫🍀 Learn about Spain's famous Christmas lottery — El Gordo!

Join hosts Alex and Sofía as they explore El Gordo — "The Fat One" — the biggest lottery in the world! Discover how whole neighborhoods buy tickets together, children sing the winning numbers on live TV, and winners celebrate by spraying sidra everywhere!

In this episode, you'll learn about:

Why it's called "El Gordo" (The Fat One)
How families and communities share lottery tickets
The 200+ year tradition of children singing winning numbers
How winners celebrate with sidra (sparkling apple cider)

Vocabulary practice included! Listen and repeat 8 key words:

🗣️ El Gordo • El décimo • El número • El premio • Ganar • Cantar • Compartir • ¡Suerte!

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About This Series:
Fiestas en España y Latinoamérica is a 10-episode cultural podcast series designed for Spanish language learners. Each 2-minute episode explores a different holiday tradition with engaging conversation, vocabulary practice, and built-in repetition pauses for student participation.

Perfect for:

✅ Spanish 1 & 2 students
✅ Heritage speakers
✅ Homeschool families
✅ Elementary through high school
✅ Independent learners

🎧 MORE EPISODES IN THIS SERIES:

Ep. 1: La Nochebuena en Familia (Christmas Eve)
Ep. 2: El Sorteo de El Gordo (The Christmas Lottery) ⬅️ YOU ARE HERE
Ep. 3: Los Reyes Magos (The Three Wise Men)
Ep. 4: Los Tamales de la Abuela (Grandma's Tamales)
Ep. 5: Nochevieja y las Doce Uvas (New Year's Eve)
Ep. 6: Las Posadas (Christmas Processions)
Ep. 7: El Día de los Santos Inocentes (Prank Day!)
Ep. 8: El Nacimiento y el Belén (Nativity Scenes)
Ep. 9: Los Villancicos (Christmas Carols)
Ep. 10: Rompiendo la Piñata (Breaking the Piñata)

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