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📚 noun • entry_id 50276

tió de Nadal

/tɪˌəʊ dɛ nəˈdɒl/
Meanings (ES + gloss)
caga tió • tió de Nadal
A traditional Catalan Christmas character made by decorating a short log. It is “fed” with gifts each day from December 8th until Christmas, at which time it is sung to and beaten with sticks until it “poops”.
Another ritual to do with trees is the tió de Nadal, the Yule log that becomes fertile and “craps” sweets and presents;
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