Queen Elisabeth and Fidel Castro caganers The caganer figurines are all handmade and cost from € 5-20 per figurine depending on size. Visit to see all the new caganer figures. You can even get a 'fake' Playmobil Caganer figureĬaganer version of castellers human tower groups President Putin, Anonymous and President Obama caganer statues Most of the famous FC Barcelona players and ex-players have caganers like Puyol, Neymar Jr and Messi. This drew protests from bishops and many in the general public.Ĭaganers of Nelson Mandela and Pope Francis You can see all the new caganer figures it the Caganer market stall at the Santa Lucia Christmas market at Barcelona Cathedral.ĭali, John Lennon, Pablo Picasso and Mick Jagger caganersĪ poo too far? In 2013 the caganer caused controversy because for the first time ever a caganer was made of the revered co-patron saint of Catalonia the blessed Virgin of Montserrat.
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There are caganer versions of many famous people from Caganer President Trump to Caganer Homer Simpson to the Pope.Ĭaganer Hilary Clinton, Caganer Donald Trump and Caganer Le Pen barney-waiting-for-santa-1990 Scanner Internet Archive HTML5 Uploader 1.6.4 Sound sound. No-one famous can escape their 'Caganer' destiny. There are Caganer versions of almost every aspect of life in Catalonia. The origins of el crapper are a bit murky, but apparently the Caganer has been dropping his britches to 'fertilize the earth' since the middle of the 19th century at least. The caganer figurines are all handmade and cost from €5 to €20 per figurine depending on size. Visit to see the new 2023 Caganer figures. It shows former Barça player holding trophy aloft while defecating. For 2023 the new Messi World Cup caganer will be very popular. In recent years the popularity of El Caganer has spread and there are now hundreds of caganer figures with new ones being added every year.Īmong the new caganer figures in 2022 are FC Barcelona star player Lewandowski, Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni, Lady Gaga, King Charles III, Eleven from Stranger Things, and Rishi Sunak, Ukrainian president Zelenskyy and Real Madrid player Karim Benzem among others. You can buy a Caganer figure in most souvenir shops in the city centre and at the Christmas markets of Barcelona. He gets his name of the ' Christmas crapper', or 'Christmas Pooper' because he has his trousers down, a bare backside and is defecating (pooping) Very naughty little fellow!
The original El Caganer is a little elf or gnome-like figurine, who wears the traditional Catalan ' barretina' red beret. The name literally means 'the pooper' or 'the crapper' or 'the shitter' - take your pick! This is a strange and unique Catalan Christmas tradition which brings good luck.Įl Caganer is the naughty and cheeky figure who can been seen in Catalan navitivy scenes. Look among the figures in a Christmas ' pessebre' nativity scene in Barcelona Catalonia and you will usually find a odd little character called el Caganer. Caganer - Christmas pooper Barcelona - strangest Christmas customsĬatalan Caganer.
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