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The BBC's Sarah Rainsford meets a maker of caganers Outside Barcelona Town Hall, the Christmas crib takes pride of place on the cobblestones. Mary, Joseph and the shepherds are all gathered around the ...

The Rosalía caganer has been selling out at Christmas markets and online. Rather than an insult, being depicted as a"crapper" is an honor, a sign, in Catalan terms, that the singer has indeed arrived.

A caganer is a typical fixture of Catalan Christmas (Josep Lago via Getty Images) “This is my little brother’s favourite thing in my house,” Lamine Yamal says to the camera. In a YouTube video ...

Tucked behind the manger in traditional Catalan nativity scenes, almost hidden, is a little figurine with his trousers down, squatting. That's the caganer - literally "the defecator" - and he's been ...

In Catalonia, hidden among the traditional nativity characters is a little figure, trousers down, doing his business right in the middle of the holy scene. A pessebre, a Catalan nativity scene, ...

Everyone is familiar with the principle actors in the manger Nativity scene. There's Mary, looking rather well-rested after squeezing an object the size of a football out of her unpenetrated, virginal ...

Note: To advance to the next slide, simply click on the picture (or use your cursor keys in Firefox) Credit: AFP/GETTY The 'caganer' (literally 'defecator') is a feature of Catalan nativity scenes.