Beginning in late November (remember that there is no Thanksgiving here), the streets of Madrid were decorated with varicolored Christmas lights. Many of the plazas were filled with Christmas markets selling traditional sweets and candies that are only available during the holidays. Stalls were set up selling roasted chestnuts and hot chocolate at random street corners, and the department stores put up lavish window displays. Here are just a few pictures of the different lights, which changed every time you entered a new neighborhood in the city center.
This is the main Christmas market in the Plaza Mayor. For some reason, Christmas was kind of just like a Carnival here, with lots of kids' toys and stuffed animals for sale. Another tradition which none of us could quite make sense of was the tendency to buy and wear ridiculous wigs and hats. What in the world does that have to do with Christmas?
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