fri., 24 dec., 2010, countdown 2 xmas, pt. x

CATALAN: (el) caganer  ++
CATALAN: (el) caganatio  +++
SPANISH:  ¡Al infierno con tu nöel!  §§    
 

      ++ )   (el) Caganer =  Lit., "the shitter"; el caganer is that local shepherd squatting 
                next to Joseph & Mary by the baby Jesus — he has to take a ferocious dump 
                RIGHT NOW... This Catalan Catholic Xmas trad. dating back to late 17th. or 
                early 18th. C.  Despite attempts by the local authorities to ban public displays, 
                el caganer is an essential part of Catalan Xmas. ;  
   +++ )    (el) Caganatio =  Lit., "the shitting log" — (el) Caganatio is another Catalan 
                Cath. Xmas trad. A log with a face carved or painted on it is swathed in a 
                 blanket. On Xmas eve the children shout at & abuse the log, exhorting the log 
                 to shit their Xmas treats; when the blanket is removed the Xmas treats are 
                 found, treats obligingly shat out by the coprocopia known as (el) Caganatio ;
     §§  )   “To hell with yr noel.”   
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