mon., 12 dec., 2016: (a catalunya) countdown 2 xmas, pt. xii.: give us This Day our Daily Curse

CATALAN:  ¿Eres caganer?   /  ¿Eres el caganer?  ‡‡

 ‡‡)   “Are you the (manger) shitter?”  NOTE: (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 scenario is depicted in a Catalunya Catholic Xmas trad.,  dating back to late 17^th. or early 18^th. C.  Despite attempts by local authorities to ban public displays,  el caganer has persisted & finally prevailed an essential part of Catalunya Xmas.

 

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