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unique christmas in Catalonia - 12/22/2006 3:27:21 PM

young12serve

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"Catalonia has its own unique traditions over the Christmas period and perhaps one of the more unusual is "Caga Tio". Politely translated, this means "empty your bowels" and is, in reality, a little log with a face drawn on one end and wearing a red peasant hat called a "barratina". On Reyes, the 6th January, Caga Tio sits in the living room on top of a mound of presents, covered with a blanket. When the children wake up, they run downstairs and hit Caga Tio with a stick while singing a song that orders Caga Tio to loosen his bowels and let drop the presents. To see this tradition in full swing before Reyes, take a trip to Sant Vincenç de Castellet on the 18th December where the festival of the Caga Tio is held. At 5pm in the town square the ceremony begins where you can watch, in addition, a human nativity scene and traditional dancing. (N2 and C55 www.santvi.net)"

Or watch a vidio about "shitting big huge presents" here:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YTXYLwOrgyc

You can also buy cookies in Catalonia in a shape of a turd.

What do you all think?

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RE: unique christmas in Catalonia - 12/22/2006 4:44:59 PM

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You can also buy cookies in Catalonia in a shape of a turd.

What do you all think?

I'm thinking why are they making biscuits in the shape of a shit? Is there something wrong with them? What would drive someone to decide a biscuit has to be shaped like a shit? A dog I can understand, a cat possibly, but a shit?

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RE: unique christmas in Catalonia - 12/22/2006 5:02:44 PM

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Must be a new recent fad. I spent Christmas in Barcelona three years ago and did not hear or see a thing about this. Maybe my family is the non-shitting-for-Christmas type...huh.

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