This figure is found hidden in the nativity. The caganer is a figure of a farmer with his pants around his ankles posing like he was about to go for a shit in the middle of the field. This tradition was so much fun as a kid, not only did you get presents but the singing and then excitement from finding the presents as well. After each song the log has shit some presents for everyone in the family. On the eve of the 24 th, families congregate around the log – that is now covered with a big blanket – and sing songs while KICKING it with two sticks. They would give him food every day once or twice so the log is happy with the kids and gets fatter, because that means he is getting ready to shit presents. At the beginning of the month families get a log and the kids paint a face on it.ĭuring that month the Tió has a plate in front of him and kids feed him. It is funny without an explanation, but I think more details will actually make you laugh harder. The literal translation of CAga tió is the shitting log. Now, tió means log, and caga means to shit. On the night of the 24 th of December, the Tió would take place. Traditionally families would do the tió for little presents and the 3 wise man for the big Christmas presents. First of all, to give you all context, back home we do not celebrate Santa Claus. I think this one was my favourite growing up. ![]() This tradition of sharing the flame started only in the villages of the Northern Cataluynya, but during the Franco dictatorship it spread as far as the town of Vic. In the middle of the 20th Century a hiker, inspired by the poem “Canigó” by Jacint Verdaguer decided to hike to the summit of Canigó mountain, light a torch and run from village to village sharing the flame just in time so that a single flame could be used to start all the fires. During St Joan there are fires where people burn old furniture and firecrackers are lit. On the 23rd of June, coinciding with the shortest night of the year, Sant Joan is celebrated. Nowadays the tortell has a second spot and it is more common to give chocolate figures that include bird pen’s and eggs. In the catholic tradition the godfather would give a mona to their godson on Easter Sunday, and then on the Monday they could eat it. ![]() Catalan and Valencian tradition with its origin in the 15th Century when moriscos would gift a type of cake called “tortell” to their lords to celebrate that Lent was over.
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