I will never leave you in the dark, especially when it comes to the freaky practices of foreign nations. For all the wild traditions that the Spanish of Catalonia hold on Christmas, there is none greater and more wild than the visit to the Caga Tío.
I so meticulously plotted over my personal experience of Christmas that I forgot to mention the most fascinatingly grotesque tradition of the Caga Tío.
The tradition is, no doubt, strange. Apparently, the Caga Tío is hybrid of our Christmas tree (or Chanukah's bush, depending on your faith) which sits like a hen over the Christmas presents, and a Yule log, the ceremonial fire that is fed throughout the month of December starting (now don´t hold me to this fact) on the 8th. By fed, I mean spruced up with aromatic sprigs and various other scraps that smell pleasant when burned. The log is then burned for Christmas.



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