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“Wait, It Poops?”: A Newcomer’s Dive Into Catalonia’s Caga Tió Tradition

Bringing the Caga Tió to Life

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Dec 03, 2024
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Bringing the Caga Tió to Life
Bringing the Caga Tió to Life

Moving to a new country comes with its fair share of surprises. Some are logistical (why do shops close at lunchtime?), others are cultural (everyone eats dinner at 10 PM?!), but now and then, you stumble upon a tradition so delightfully strange that you can’t help but fall in love with it. Enter Caga Tió, the Catalan “Poopi…

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