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Caganer (the gag figurine in the Jesus Nativity set)<\/em><\/strong>
\nOne of the strangest characters in the Catl\u00e1n Christmas tradition is the Caganer (roughly translated as \u201cthe pooper\u201d) This little guy, is a small figurine of a man with his pants down, pooping. This figure is often placed in the Christmas nativity set. Some Nativity sets are huge and take months to put up but the best part about the set is the joy gained when you find the \u201ccaganer\u201d hidden in the back amongst the cows in the barn while Jesus is being born\u2026 but do keep in mind that the caganer is not meant to offend. It is all in good fun of the Christmas spirit and gives a little humour to the holidays. Another great thing about the caganers is that these days they come in all sorts of representations of people.
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\n<\/a>Caga T\u00edo (The pooping Christmas log)<\/em><\/strong>
\nThink Santa Claus but in a strange, wooden, petrified smiley form. The Caga t\u00edo is usually a log with a painted happy face on one end. The Caga t\u00edo log is usually dressed with a santa hat or a traditional Catalan \u201cbarretina\u201d and it stands on either two or four legs. The children leave the caga t\u00edo food to eat while they sleep and eventually and gradually the caga t\u00edo is exchanged by the parents for a bigger and bigger log as the caga t\u00edo grows from eating the food the children leave out (other families just buy a big Caga t\u00edo from the beggining and save money). Then, on Christmas day or in some families Christmas Eve, the family puts a part of the yule log into the fire place and on the other side the children beat the t\u00edo with sticks and sing songs to entice the caga t\u00edo to \u201cpoop\u201d gifts like turrones, sweets, fruit and small toys.
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The Three Kings Parade <\/em><\/strong>
\nAfter the arrival of the Three Kings in the Barcelona port and their address to the people of Barcelona, that evening the Three Kings parade commences. The parade is full of fireworks, dancing and music with different levels of parade floats reinacting the worlds of the three kings. There is said to be almost 15,000 kilos of candy given out. The parade in general is absolutely amazing and emotional to watch for people of any age. Once the parade is over, the children fill their shoes with hay for the animals of the three kings and in turn, it is exchanged for treats, or coal according to the behaviour of the child that year.<\/p>\n

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Gamble in a Cake<\/em><\/strong>
\nA great holiday tradition for the 6th of January, after the excitement of the presents from the Three Kings, the family shares a big luncheon where they have El Roscon de Reyes for dessert. This is a circular cake in which a figurine of a king and a raw, dried bean is hidden. Everyone searches their peice of the cake to see if they recieved the king or the bean. The person who has the king gets to wear a crown for the whole day and is named the king. The person who gets the bean has to pay for the dinner.
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The giant Christmas noodle<\/em><\/strong>
\nThis is actually a very important tradition in Barcelona, almost as important as the Christmas tree. The Christmas noodle called the \u201cGalet\u201d is a noodle that is put in a soup that is generally eaten during this holiday time. The giant noodle statue is placed in various popular places in Barcelona and is lit up from the inside.
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Caganer (the gag figurine in the Jesus Nativity set) One of the strangest characters in the Catl\u00e1n Christmas tradition is the Caganer (roughly translated as \u201cthe pooper\u201d) This little guy, is a small figurine of a man with his pants down, pooping. This figure is often placed in the Christmas nativity set. 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