caganer christmas
Catalonia (Spain), where they practice Christmas like no place else
News of the Weird mentioned this once before [NOTW 740, 4-14-2002], in passing, but Der Spiegel now has a full takeout: the centuries-old tradition in Spain's Catalonia region of celebrating defecation in Christmas nativity scenes (Seriously.). There are several theories, e.g., pooping is one thing we all have in common. The classic dumper ("caganer") is a farmer, off to the side in the scene (sorta like a Where's-Waldo thing), but the region's artists have created all kinds of pants-down, squatting figurines, including a certain outgoing POTUS. SpiegelOnline /// Wikipedia (caganer)
News of the Weird mentioned this once before [NOTW 740, 4-14-2002], in passing, but Der Spiegel now has a full takeout: the centuries-old tradition in Spain's Catalonia region of celebrating defecation in Christmas nativity scenes (Seriously.). There are several theories, e.g., pooping is one thing we all have in common. The classic dumper ("caganer") is a farmer, off to the side in the scene (sorta like a Where's-Waldo thing), but the region's artists have created all kinds of pants-down, squatting figurines, including a certain outgoing POTUS. SpiegelOnline /// Wikipedia (caganer)
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Well, sh1t! There just ain't no religious tolerance around here no more.
Posted by Expat47 in Athens, Greece on 11/28/08 at 08:56 AM
I once received a pooping reindeer in my Christmas stocking. It is filled with brown jelly beans. When I squeeze the abdomen, out comes the brown poop! Yummy!!
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Posted by agent j in Toronto, Canada on 11/28/08 at 10:41 AM
He's not home...Max is out getting fantastic dumbass family holiday stories to regale us with on Monday! 😊
Posted by Jules in Connecticut on 11/28/08 at 07:28 PM
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