Comments on: 7th December, El Caganer https://spitalfieldslife.com/2011/12/07/7th-december-el-caganer/ In the midst of life I woke to find myself living in an old house beside Brick Lane in the East End of London Wed, 07 Dec 2011 20:04:13 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0 By: Paul Bommer https://spitalfieldslife.com/2011/12/07/7th-december-el-caganer/#comment-32273 Wed, 07 Dec 2011 20:04:13 +0000 http://spitalfieldslife.com/?p=50306#comment-32273 Yes Lydia, I have witnessed that other example of earthy Scatalan festive tradition. Maybe for next year’s Calendar?

]]> By: Lydia https://spitalfieldslife.com/2011/12/07/7th-december-el-caganer/#comment-32235 Wed, 07 Dec 2011 10:12:30 +0000 http://spitalfieldslife.com/?p=50306#comment-32235 Upon forwarding this article to a dear friend from Catalonia, she responded:

“He he, and what you are missing is that on the 24th we all beat the cr*p out of a log with a painted face and a blanket around it, waiting for presents to ‘be pooped’; we call it CAGA TIO!”

More info here:

http://www.metafilter.com/77285/Caga-Tio-The-Worlds-Misunderstood-Yule-Log

]]> By: natalia https://spitalfieldslife.com/2011/12/07/7th-december-el-caganer/#comment-32234 Wed, 07 Dec 2011 10:10:19 +0000 http://spitalfieldslife.com/?p=50306#comment-32234 I love it!
Thanks for sharing my culture to my old and loved neighbours in Spitafields!

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