Initially thrilled with news of a win worth €35 million in this week's Christmas lottery, local people in the small town of Villamanín in northern Spain have been plunged into shock due to an oversight that looks to reduce the windfall. A festival committee in the town had apparently accidentally sold more shares in official tickets with the winning number 79432 than it had previously purchased itself, according to Spanish media reports Friday.

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The Christmas season is a period of happiness, festivity, and, obviously, flavorful food. Occasion dishes are much of the time the feature of happy get-togethers, uniting loved ones around the table. F