This year’s must have Christmas present
Celebrate the birth of baby Jesus with a pooing CR9 statue…
Christmas in the Catalan region of Spain is a joyous occasion. People spend days painstakingly recreating replicas of the nativity scene, which are proudly displayed in the run up to Christmas Day.
But when friends and family gather round to look at the handiwork, no-one is particularly bothered about the nativity bit — they’re all looking for a discreetly-placed gnome (or Caganer, “pooper”), like the one above, taking a sly shit somewhere.
The Caganer trade is big business. Replicas of the planet’s most famous people, from the Queen to Tiger Woods to Homer Simpson, are churned out every year; but this Christmas in Catalonia will be extra special/sexy — a family who have been steadily producing Caganers since 1992 are releasing their own Cristiano Ronaldo statue.
If CR9 doesn’t float your boat, there’s Andres Iniesta, Zlatan Ibrahimovic, Xavi or Diego Maradona. Order now to avoid disappointment!
Spoiler Bonus: Shiny gold stars all round if you can name these three La Liga stars…
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Ana // November 20, 2009 at 9:05 pm
aw that’s raul, iker and pepe! such a weird tradition anyway….
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