Things I never knew I never knew: Pope falls victim to Catalan 'shitter' tradition

[The Straight Story]

Pope falls victim to Catalan 'shitter' tradition


Pope Francis was caught with his chasuble rolled up at the waist in the latest batch of Spain's "caganers", holiday season figurines which depict bare-bottom celebrities defecating.

The ceramic statuettes have been sold in the northeastern Catalonia region since the 18th century.

Catalonians hide caganers ("shitters" in Catalan) in Christmas Nativity scenes and invite friends to find them. The figures symbolise fertilisation, hope and prosperity for the coming year.

Among the new caganers expected to fly off the shelves are La Liga's star rookies: Real Madrid's new Welsh winger Gareth Bale and Barcelona's Brazilian prodigy Neymar.

http://www.thelocal.it/20131116/pope-francis-latest-victim-of-catalan-caganer-tradition

Pic at link.

[treestar]

1. Weird tradition.

Ya never know.