Neatorama » Catalan http://www.neatorama.com The Neat Side of the Web Wed, 15 Feb 2012 21:23:37 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 Human Towers http://www.neatorama.com/2008/12/19/human-towers/ http://www.neatorama.com/2008/12/19/human-towers/#comments Fri, 19 Dec 2008 07:27:10 +0000 Miss Cellania http://www.neatorama.com/?p=21516

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

See more pictures at Oddee. Link -Thanks, Emily!

]]> http://www.neatorama.com/2008/12/19/human-towers/feed/ 17 The Pooping Log and Other Strange Christmas Customs http://www.neatorama.com/2008/12/12/the-pooping-log-and-other-strange-christmas-customs/ http://www.neatorama.com/2008/12/12/the-pooping-log-and-other-strange-christmas-customs/#comments Fri, 12 Dec 2008 17:54:05 +0000 Alex http://www.neatorama.com/2008/12/12/the-pooping-log-and-other-strange-christmas-customs/ 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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