Feliz Navidad! How this picturesque village in Spain celebrates Christmas every August thanks to a peculiar tradition

Have you ever wished that every day was Christmas? This Spanish village celebrates the festivities in August thanks to a peculiar tradition that emerged in the 90s.

If you happened to stumble through Berchules in Granada last weekend, you would have been forgiven for thinking it was December.

Hundreds of people paraded through the streets wearing Santa hats and antlers while Bing Crosby’s white Christmas floated through the whitewashed streets.

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However, there is no snow on the mountains of the Alpujarran region; it is actually the first weekend of August.

In the small town, Christmas and New Year are celebrated twice a year.

The “New Year in August” tradition began on December 31, 1994, when a power outage occurred in Berchules and celebrations for the town’s 400 residents had to be cancelled.

The locals vowed never to let this happen again and instead to hold a festival every year on the first weekend in August.

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“Nochevieja en Agosto” is a shortened version of the traditional Spanish festivities with the Three Kings, Roscón de Reyes, grapes for New Year and even its own lottery.

Currently, between 10,000 and 12,000 people take part in the fiesta each year, transforming this sleepy town into a nest of festive chaos.

Families take photos with inflatable gingerbread houses and glittery Christmas trees after sampling festive snacks at local stalls.

A brass band dances through the crowd playing Christmas hits, followed by people moving inflatable horse puppets in an impressive spectacle.

There is also a museum that tells the history of the festival and a nativity trail with a Playmobil scene.

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Follow the dusty streets up and you will find a small shop selling “packages” containing a Santa hat, streamers, party horns and of course twelve grapes, all for the reasonable price of €3.

The organizers of the fiesta also sell T-shirts, hats and fans in case you get too hot in your party clothes.

After purchasing your goods, continue up the hill (yes, more hills) until you reach the church square.

Grab a beer from the nearby bar and enjoy the chaotic atmosphere as local TV crews try to interview drunken partygoers while excited children run through the crowd.

As you dance to the blaring live music in the small square, crowds gather in joyful anticipation of the countdown to midnight.

Locals shovel down grapes before hugging their loved ones and belting out the Spanish Christmas anthem:Merry Christmas'.

Although many families decide to go home at this point, the party is far from over and revelers flock to the neighboring squares to dance until the sun comes up.

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