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Post by Admin Sun Dec 25, 2011 9:40 pm

Catalunya - Tio de Nadal: The Excremental Yule Log

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High in the Catalonian mountains of the Serra de Montserrat, the holiday legend of Santa Claus takes a perennial backseat to a much more intimate Christmas provider.

Known as "Caga Tio" (translation: "shit log"), the woodsy holiday gift-bearer appears at the homes of Catalonian girls and boys days before Christmas and is fed local delicacies in anticipation of the big holiday.

On Christmas morning, the little children beat the Caga Tio with a stick — their faces aglow with holiday cheer as he poops out a dazzling display of Christmas treats.


Please share any unusual Christmas traditions in this thread.
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Post by Xanthochroid Wed Dec 28, 2011 12:31 am

Well in Hungary, children need to be absent from the house during the decoration of the tree as the belief is that the angels actually decorate it, not the family members.
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Post by Pantheon Rising Wed Dec 28, 2011 11:51 am

In Germany, bad kids are visited by Schwarze Peter (black pete) instead of getting coal. He carries around a bag of sticks and either places them in the kid's shoes or spanks them on the bottom with a stick. Very Happy
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Post by Xanthochroid Wed Dec 28, 2011 2:21 pm

Pantheon Rising wrote:In Germany, bad kids are visited by Schwarze Peter (black pete) instead of getting coal. He carries around a bag of sticks and either places them in the kid's shoes or spanks them on the bottom with a stick. Very Happy

There's a similar thing in Hungary, except the bearer of the sticks is literally a miniature manifestation of Satan himself who rides along with St. Nick
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Post by TheocWulf Thu Dec 29, 2011 11:21 am

In England we enjoy setting a pudding on fire then of course we have mummers,Wassailing and hobby horseing ontop of the well known christmas carolers Very Happy
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Post by Pantheon Rising Thu Dec 29, 2011 11:34 am

TheocWulf wrote:In England we enjoy setting a pudding on fire then of course we have mummers,Wassailing and hobby horseing ontop of the well known christmas carolers Very Happy

Haha I think myself and fellow American comrades still don't know how you celebrate Christmas. What is Mummers and wassailing and hobby horseing? Laughing
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Post by TheocWulf Thu Dec 29, 2011 1:17 pm

Pantheon Rising wrote:Haha I think myself and fellow American comrades still don't know how you celebrate Christmas. What is Mummers and wassailing and hobby horseing? Laughing

They are of course the christianised Heathen tradiditions of the English people and im sure there are many many more throughout they year Germanic and Celtic in origin however the below links deal with Christmas/Geol time.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wassailing
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mummers_Play
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hobby_horse

And of course we have carol singers and midnight mass ect but as these are full blown christian things I assume they are known Europe/Worldwide.
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