The caganer: Catalonia's defecating nativity figure

By Jordiferrer - Own work, CC BY-SA 3.0, Link

Tucked behind the manger in traditional Catalan nativity scenes, almost hidden, is a little figurine with his trousers down, squatting. That's the caganer — literally "the defecator" — and he's been there since at least the 17th or 18th century Baroque period. — Read the rest

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