The "caganers"
Known in Spain, but unique for Catalonia, are the Caganers (shitters, it means literally. ;-). The catalan way of expressing that at the end everyone is only human. These little puppets are sold in the Sants Llúcia market and are shaped following the latest trends in politics and sports.
You should not be surprised to find an impersonalization of famous persons like Barack Obama here in a "compromised" pose.
The "caga tió"
The caga tió is a game orientated to children for christmas celebrations. It consists on a piece of wood with a hole where presents are hided from children and covered by a red and small blanket. Children will hit the piece of wood with a wooden stick, while singing the Tió song in order to get a present when the tió is warm.
The Santa Llúcia market is open from November 29th through December 23th. In case you want to come and see this special way of celebrating, my suggestion is to contact the reservation desk of Enjoy Barcelona. They offer fairly priced quality apartments in Barcelona.
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