The Caganer, a Christmas tradition from Catalan — a tradition I almost cannot believe is real — is explained by Stephen Fry on QI:
Don’t believe it? Here is a photo gallery of Caganers for 2008.
(Many thanks to I Let My Fists Do the Talkin’ for highlighting this delightful bit of video, as well as this interesting bit of kooky Christmas trivia.)
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