Puigdemont, the most sold ‘caganer’ figurine this year
The figure of Catalan president is not only the most sought after in Catalonia, but also in Spain
Every Christmas, people across Catalonia meticulously prepare their nativity scenes. But Catalan nativity scenes have one element that’s unique to the culture: the 'caganer'. The figure of a peasant wearing a traditional Catalan red barretina cap, white clothes, with trousers pulled down and defecating is in all Catalan nativity scenes.
The caganer isn’t always the figure of a peasant, however, but also celebrities, fictional characters, and even political figures. This year has been no different, and some figures from the Catalan independence movement and political scene have their own caganer made in their likeness. Among the political personalities include Carles Puigdemont, who, in fact, has become the caganer of the moment.
Puigdemont’s figurine, the most sold in Spain
The figure of the Catalan president, deposed after the enforcement of Article 155, has become the most sold not only in Catalonia, but also in Spain. According to the manager of the main caganer-manufacturing company, Caganer.com, last year the most popular figure was that of the President of the United States, Donald Trump, but Puigdemont takes the crown.