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Fuerteventura is known to be the 2nd largest Island among the Spanish Canary Islands. The initial settlers are known to have landed on the Island from Northern parts of Africa. In fact, the term Maho or Mahorero is used even today to explain the people belonging to Fuerteventura. The term is actually derived from the ancient word mahos which means a kind of goatskin shoe. These types of shoes were used by the original residents of Fuerteventura.

The island of Fuerteventura consists of long picturesque beaches and feels almost like a small paradise on the Atlantic Ocean. Fuerteventura is very popular among frequent travelers for its natural beauty. The geographic location position of the island ensures its visitors a perfect summer and spring weather throughout the year round. Fuerteventura has even attracted a pet name of the island of eternal spring.

Christmas at Fuerteventura commences only some weeks before and not at the time it begins in England. Just as the Christmas begins here the enthusiasm starts building up on the Island. Slowly the island starts getting illuminated with the bright colorful lights welcoming the festival. Slowly you will find houses and shops being decorated in the most beautiful manner possible. If watched from a distance in the sea especially at night, the lights tend to mesmerize you immediately and you are transported into another world full of music, dances and a whole lot of laughter. People here also buy and decorate Christmas trees at home just as people do in England.

People get extremely busy at the beginning of the festival and as the celebration progresses, families get together and have a wonderful time together singing and dancing to the lovely songs being played in the background.

Papa Noe or Father Christmas pays a visit to the children on the Christmas Eve. Here Father Christmas comes to the house using a ladder and not a chimney as there are no chimneys in the houses here. Spanish children get all the gifts that Father Christmas brings them. The gifts are given during the early hours of the January 6th on the Kings Day. On this day the three kings came to offer their presents to baby Jesus.

As part of the tradition here, Spanish children need to leave shoes filled with carrots or hay for the camels. Bad children are given coal rather than gifts. This is if they have done something that is not right. But parents usually buy black coal like sweets as a token punishment. If you also want to be a part of the festival at Fuerteventura then you can board any of several flights to Fuerteventura, EasyJet being one of them.