The world’s biggest ‘caganer’ exhibited in a Barcelona mall in Catalonia, Spain on Thursday. The statue is six meters high. The ‘caganer’ is a Catalonian traditional Christmas decoration that dates to the eighteenth century, when it was believed that putting the figure in the Christmas Cribs would bring good luck and bring rich crops for the next year. Over the course of the time, the original character of the defecating peasant was replaced with personalities and famous people.
Ummmmmmmmm……Huh?
I happen to be in that mall in Barcelona earlier this month, Dec 2010, and saw this display first hand. Being from the US it was, to say the least, a little confusing to relate a pile of poop to gifts and good luck but who am I to judge…