Just down an alley from SM del Mar was a caganers shop. Caganers are those adorable little pooping figurines, mostly celebrities, so popular in this part of Spain. I have written of them before, seeing them here and there, but never before have we encountered an entire shop devoted to them. Apparently the caganer thing began as a farmer pooping in, I mean, fertilizing, his field, and was mandatory--for good luck--in the nativity scenes which also are a thing in Spain. Think of them as Christmas ornaments. If you think I'm making this up, have a look at https://caganer.com/en/info/the-caganer-s-history-12 for much more useful information. Personally, I think all American nativity scenes, especially the "living" ones, should include a caganer. For good luck.
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| Entire sets! |
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| But wait! There's more...it's a chain...here's the shop next to the Palau de la Musica... |
1 comment:
These are hilarious! Somehow we missed these!
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