thurs., 12 dec., 2019: (catalunya) countdown 2 xmas, xii.-b: give us This Day our Daily Curse

[NOTE: these terms are weaponized language, & meant to give offense. Which is the whole & compleat point of insult & invective, obscenity & blasphemy, & other political speech.]

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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