The caganer: Catalonia's defecating nativity figure

Tucked behind the manger in traditional Catalan nativity scenes, almost hidden, is a little figurine with his trousers down, squatting. That's the caganer — literally "the defecator" — and he's been there since at least the 17th or 18th century Baroque period. — Read the rest The post The caganer: Catalonia's defecating nativity figure appeared first on Boing Boing.