At Christmas time in Costa Rica, Nativity scenes, or portales, come in all different shapes and sizes, with just as many variations in the way they are created. The scenes are a material ...

The “caganer” (pooper) figures were originally designed as comical shepherds hidden among nativity scenes for sharp-eyed visitors to spot, but the tradition has expanded to include world ...

The local paper received a letter which read, “A nativity scene without a caganer is not a nativity scene.” ...

Originally the “caganer” (pooper) figures were shepherds hidden among nativity scenes, to be spotted by family and friends, but the tradition has expanded to include famous figures in the ...

Christmas is a time for traditions, but one region in Spain has a particularly odd custom that involves adding a rather unique figure to the nativity scene ...

The "caganer", or "pooper", figurine has long been a staple of Christmas in the northeastern region of Spain, usually placed in a discreet corner not far from Mary, Joseph and the baby Jesus.

A Catalan factory makes Caganer ceramic figures for nativity scenes. More recently, their figurines have come in the image of all manner of famous characters living and dead, fictional and real ...

Look closely at a nativity scene in Spain’s Catalonia region and you will likely spot an unusual figure - a peasant with his pants down and doing his business in the holy scene. The “caganer ...

Xavier Borrell, the president of the 33-year-old Friends of the Caganer Association, which has around 100 members, said the figures "have gone beyond nativity scenes to become an icon".

Xavier Borrell, the president of the 33-year-old Friends of the Caganer Association, which has around 100 members, said the figures "have gone beyond nativity scenes to become an icon".