Continuous ticking signals the countdown to one of the most exciting moments of the celebrations. It’s not just about the arrival of the Three Wise Men. Before that, December 22Drums Christmas lottery … It will begin to spin, spreading hope and, for some lucky people, a little luck.
In this draw, the main faces are the children of San Ildefonso, but there are other equally relevant characters. One of them The ticketEvery detail is meticulously taken care of. Among its complex design, one element stands out: Picture that completes the numbers.
This is 2025, “Birth of the Virgin”Chosen for Juan García de Miranda to illustrate the Bible tithes Christmas lottery.
ONLAE selects coupon images
For more than half a century, National Lottery Organization of Spain (ONLAE), founded by Carlos III in 1763 and responsible for choosing the image that will appear on the ticket, focuses on artistic scenes with one goal: to represent the most Christian vision of these celebrations.
What is striking is that it was not always this way. When the raffle began in 1812 to raise money to expel Napoleon Bonaparte from Spain, tenths Extraordinary Christmas Lottery It was broadcast without pictures. At that time things were very simple. The player is given a piece of cardboard with a six-digit number crowned with the Spanish shield, surrounded by a border.
We had to wait until 1940, shortly after the end of the Civil War, for it to begin being decorated. With engravings and prints with artistic decorations. Simple at first, the same color as the decoration, and becomes more complex as the years go by.
From there, until 1960, when the current full-color design was created. The image that inaugurated this tradition was “Worship of shepherds to Bartolomé Esteban Murillo. One of the two painters who had the honor of painting tithes on two different occasions.
Since then, a painting that also represents the most Christian vision of these holidays has been chosen, year after year. The goal is, on the one hand, Highlighting the religious spirit of Christmas. Although also known to the general public are the art objects of international importance held by Spain in entities such as the Prado Museum. Last year 2024, for example, the image chosen to accompany the tenth birthday was “Nativity”, by Francisco and Rodrigo de Osuna.
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