Monday, December 17, 2018

A very odd Christmas tradition -- the caganer

In Catalina Spain it is a tradition to discreetly place a small statue of a farmer in traditional garb pooping.  Yes pooping.  No one understands the origin of the hundreds of years old practice.  The 'caganer' depicts a squatting farmer often smoking and/or reading a newspaper.  The custom has spread across Spain and into parts of Italy.  You can order your caganer from Amazon.



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