Human Towers

Posted by Miss Cellania in Pictures, Sports on December 19, 2008 at 2:27 am

Every summer in Catalonia, Spain, teams of “Castellers” can be seen competing against each other to see who can build the highest human tower.

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The Pooping Log and Other Strange Christmas Customs

Posted by Alex in Everything Else on December 12, 2008 at 12:54 pm

Our very own Miss Cellania wrote a really neat article for mental_floss about 8 truly strange Christmas customs. This one to the left is "Caga Tió" or the "pooping log.":

The Catalan custom is still celebrated in Spain, where you can buy your own el Caga Tió. The log is hollowed out, with legs and a face added. You must “feed” him every day beginning on December 8th. On Christmas Eve or Christmas Day, put him in the fireplace and beat him with sticks until he poops out small candies, fruits, and nuts. When he is through, the final object dropped is a salt herring, a garlic bulb, or an onion. Oh yeah, there is a traditional song the family can sing to encourage the process.

poop log,
poop turrón,
hazelnuts and cottage cheese,
if you don’t poop well,
I’ll hit you with a stick,
poop log!

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