{"id":60867,"date":"2015-12-11T14:24:25","date_gmt":"2015-12-11T13:24:25","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/?p=60867"},"modified":"2021-11-30T18:51:44","modified_gmt":"2021-11-30T17:51:44","slug":"tio-log","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/tio-log\/","title":{"rendered":"The Catalan log or Ti\u00f3 de Nadal"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The <strong>Catalan<\/strong> <strong>Christmas season<\/strong> is a very particular and traditional time of year, full of unique little characters.<\/p>\n<div id=\"metaslider-id-104522\" style=\"max-width: 850px; margin: 0 auto;\" class=\"ml-slider-3-20-3 metaslider metaslider-responsive metaslider-104522 ml-slider\">\n    <div id=\"metaslider_container_104522\">\n        <ul id='metaslider_104522' class='rslides'>\n            <li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/\" target=\"_self\"><img width=\"850\" height=\"182\" src=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/en-1.jpg\" class=\"slider-104522 slide-104523\" alt=\"rental apartments in Barcelona\" rel=\"\" title=\"Banner medio home inquilinos\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n        <\/ul>\n        \n    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">One of those characters is the <strong>Caganer<\/strong>, a ceramic figure representing a man dressed in typical Catalan clothes, with his pants down and exposed buttocks, squatting over his newly produced poop.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">As strange as it may sound, the little fellow is placed in <strong>Catalan<\/strong> <strong>nativity scenes<\/strong> as a way to bring luck and prosperity for the following year.<\/p>\n<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_17 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-grey\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><\/span><\/div>\n<nav><ul class=\"ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1\"><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/tio-log\/#What_is_the_Tio_de_Nadal_or_Spanish_Caga_Tio\" title=\"What is the Ti\u00f3 de Nadal or Spanish Caga Ti\u00f3?\">What is the Ti\u00f3 de Nadal or Spanish Caga Ti\u00f3?<\/a><ul class=\"ez-toc-list-level-3\"><li class=\"ez-toc-heading-level-3\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/tio-log\/#Its_meaning\" title=\"Its meaning\">Its meaning<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/tio-log\/#What_happens_on_December_24th_A_special_Caga_Tio_song\" title=\"What happens on December 24th? A special Caga Tio song\">What happens on December 24th? A special Caga Tio song<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/tio-log\/#Where_do_I_buy_this_Catalan_Christmas_pooper\" title=\"Where do I buy this Catalan Christmas pooper?\">Where do I buy this Catalan Christmas pooper?<\/a><ul class=\"ez-toc-list-level-3\"><li class=\"ez-toc-heading-level-3\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-5\" href=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/tio-log\/#Christmas_markets\" title=\"Christmas markets\">Christmas markets<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-6\" href=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/tio-log\/#Fira_de_Santa_Llucia\" title=\"Fira de Santa Llucia\">Fira de Santa Llucia<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-7\" href=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/tio-log\/#ViveFiestas\" title=\"ViveFiestas\">ViveFiestas<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-8\" href=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/tio-log\/#El_Tio_Bufo\" title=\"El Tio Bufo\">El Tio Bufo<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: left;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"What_is_the_Tio_de_Nadal_or_Spanish_Caga_Tio\"><\/span>What is the Ti\u00f3 de Nadal or Spanish Caga Ti\u00f3?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: left;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Its_meaning\"><\/span>Its meaning<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">If you have walked in the center of Barcelona during Christmas season, chances are you have already spotted this happy character staring at you from a variety of windows.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The <strong>Catalan log<\/strong>, known in Spain as <strong>Caga Ti\u00f3<\/strong> or <strong>Ti\u00f3 de Nadal<\/strong> is literally a log to which people add eyes, a nose, a mouth, two small legs and a traditional Catalan hat. It is a cute little character who people easily grow fond of.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_85786\" style=\"width: 650px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-85786\" class=\"wp-image-85786\" src=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/calafellvalo.jpg\" alt=\"caga tio with food in box\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\"><p id=\"caption-attachment-85786\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><em>Photo via Visualhunt<\/em><\/p><\/div>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">But don\u2019t get to attached to a Ti\u00f3 de Nadal, because before Christmas is over, you will be spanking that merry log for gifts! Need to read that again? We&#8217;ll give you a minute.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The Ti\u00f3 de Nadal is usually placed in the living room, so everybody can interact with it. The family covers the <strong>log\u2019s<\/strong> <strong>body<\/strong> with a small <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/blanket\/\">blanket<\/a><\/strong>, so it remains cozy and warm during the Christmas season.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">During the month of December, the log is <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=Rk62lJbaRj8\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">fed by the children<\/a><\/strong>, who believe it is actually eating the food they leave out for him since their parents remove the food from sight during the night or leave some of it out but with bite marks on it.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a class=\"fasc-button fasc-size-large fasc-type-flat fasc-rounded-medium ico-fa fasc-ico-before fa-chevron-circle-right\" style=\"background-color: #850909; color: #ffffff;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/\">Stay in Barcelona and check out the Caga Tio!<\/a><\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: left;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"What_happens_on_December_24th_A_special_Caga_Tio_song\"><\/span>What happens on December 24th? A special Caga Tio song<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">It all sounds nice and harmless but the 24th is not a particularly happy day for this beloved family mascot. The happy little log is placed by the fire and the <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=dB_N7-HXTlI\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">ceremony<\/a> <\/strong>begins.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Each child is given a stick so that they can <strong>hit the log<\/strong>, demanding that it <strong>poops out presents<\/strong> for them as they sing the traditional <strong>Caga Ti\u00f3<\/strong> <strong>song<\/strong>: <em>Caga Ti\u00f3, Caga torr\u00f3, avellanes i mat\u00f3, si no cagues b\u00e9, et dare un cop de bast\u00f3, Caga Ti\u00f3!&nbsp;<\/em><\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_87301\" style=\"width: 650px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-87301\" class=\"wp-image-87301\" src=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/alxndr-via-VisualHunt.jpg\" alt=\"small caga tio in dish with treats\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\"><p id=\"caption-attachment-87301\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><em>Photo via Visualhunt<\/em><\/p><\/div>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The song can be roughly translated to &#8220;Poop log, poop nougat, hazelnuts and mat\u00f3 cheese, if you don\u2019t poop right, I\u2019ll hit you with a stick, Poop Log!&#8221;&nbsp;After beating the friendly figure while singing the song, the <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/poblenou-kids\/\">children<\/a> <\/strong>run out of the room.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">That is when the parents place small gifts, nougat and other sweets under the Caga Ti\u00f3\u2019s blanket. Though the official gift giving day in Spain is Dia de los Reyes, on the 6<sup>th<\/sup> of January, some families have started using the Caga Ti\u00f3 ceremony to exchange their Christmas&nbsp;<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/gifts-for-your-boyfriend-or-husband-in-barcelona\/\">gifts<\/a><\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">When the night is over, some families put the log away to be used again the following year, while others, in a bizarre twist, throw the log in the fire.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>Related article:&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/christmas-decorations\/\">The Most Beautiful Christmas Decorations for Your Home<\/a>&nbsp;<\/em><\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: left;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Where_do_I_buy_this_Catalan_Christmas_pooper\"><\/span>Where do I buy this Catalan Christmas pooper?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">You can find Christmas logs for sale almost anywhere during the Christmas season.<\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: left;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Christmas_markets\"><\/span>Christmas markets<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The best place to buy them if you want to have a lot of different&nbsp;Caga Ti\u00f3s to choose from, is at the Christmas markets that pop up on the main squares in the city every single year.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_85788\" style=\"width: 650px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-85788\" class=\"wp-image-85788\" src=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/lluriPhoto.jpg\" alt=\"several caga tios\" width=\"640\" height=\"427\"><p id=\"caption-attachment-85788\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><em>Photo via Visualhunt<\/em><\/p><\/div>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: left;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Fira_de_Santa_Llucia\"><\/span>Fira de Santa Llucia<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Fira de Santa Ll\u00facia<\/strong>, which usually takes place in front of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/catedral-eulalia\/\"><strong>Santa Eulalia\u2019s Cathedral<\/strong><\/a>, in the Gothic neighborhood, is the largest and most popular Christmas market in the city, where you will be able to find pocket-sized&nbsp;Caga Ti\u00f3s, all the way to large, novelty&nbsp;Caga Ti\u00f3s<strong>,<\/strong> so big that you will have trouble finding a place for them in your house.<\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: left;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"ViveFiestas\"><\/span>ViveFiestas<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">If you can&#8217;t make it to a Christmas market or prefer to purchase your Caga Ti\u00f3&nbsp;online, visit <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/vive.fiestas\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\"><strong>ViveFiestas<\/strong><\/a>, a costume store that sells&nbsp;Caga Ti\u00f3s in three different sizes.<\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: left;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"El_Tio_Bufo\"><\/span>El Tio Bufo<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Another good option is&nbsp;<strong>El Ti\u00f3 Bufo<\/strong>&nbsp;which not only sells Caga Ti\u00f3s in all shapes and sizes, but also sells Caga Ti\u00f3 magnets,&nbsp;Caga Ti\u00f3 accessories, and&nbsp;special-themed&nbsp;Caga Ti\u00f3s.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a class=\"fasc-button fasc-size-large fasc-type-flat fasc-rounded-medium ico-fa fasc-ico-before fa-chevron-circle-right\" style=\"background-color: #850909; 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