A very Catalonian Christmas?

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Christmas is coming up and soon there will be nativity scenes set up all across the world. The best of these may be found in the Catalonian region–these incorporate a Caganer. People love their Caganers. Playing Find the Caganer seems to be popular with children.

A Caganer is a nativity figure of a guy making poopy, taking a dump, dropping a log.

Speaking of Catalonian logs, I have heard lately of something called a “poop log” which also seems to be a big hit at Christmas…

Has Cecil (or anyone else here) ever covered the Caganer? The Poop Log? How on earth did these things become traditions, anyway?

Tis the season.

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Ah, nevermind… forgot that the Search Function functions now.

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And what nativity scene is complete without a pooping Obama?

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Since this is not a comment on one of Cecil’s columns, I’ll move this thread to the MPSIMS forum.

bibliophage
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P.S.:
Check out what Wikipedia has to say about caganers and the poop log. Fascinating stuff.

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These people must be the most openly shit-centered culture on earth. (Shit looms large in the German psyche, as well, but they are at least less public about it.)

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Thanks, 'phage. :slight_smile:

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I think I finally understand what a yule log is. Thanks.