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

 

Jordi Cuixart and Jordi Sànchez, Gabriel Rufián, Anna Gabriel, Carles Puigdemont and Oriol Junqueras as 'caganer' Christmas figurines on November 6 2017 (by ACN)
Jordi Cuixart and Jordi Sànchez, Gabriel Rufián, Anna Gabriel, Carles Puigdemont and Oriol Junqueras as 'caganer' Christmas figurines on November 6 2017 (by ACN) / ACN

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November 30, 2017 03:44 PM

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.

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