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/ 21 December 2006

Catalan ceramic display offers irreverent Yuletide cheer

In the north-eastern Spanish region of Catalonia the festive season is a time to show affectionate disrespect for famous personalities from home and abroad in the form of ceramic figures that cross garden gnomes with toilet humour. Recent ”star” statuettes, known as caganers and placed in nativity scenes, included King Juan Carlos as well as heir to the Spanish throne, Prince Felipe