FIGUERES, Spain, Dec 14 (Reuters) – Inmates at a jail north of Barcelona have produced hundreds of clay collectible figurines of world leaders and celebrities with their pants down and defecating, in line with a practice from the north japanese Catalonia area of Spain.
[1/7] Catalan conventional collectible figurines “caganers” representing Putin and Zelenski are displayed in a store, which symbolise defecation and fertilisation of the earth, and are believed to carry prosperity and luck for the approaching yr, in a store in Barcelona, Spain, December 14, 2022. REUTERS/ Albert Gea
Initially the “caganer” (pooper) figures had been shepherds hidden amongst nativity scenes, to be noticed by household and associates, however the custom has expanded to incorporate well-known figures within the headlines over the previous yr.
The Puig les Basses jail taught inmates tips on how to make the statuettes in collaboration with a personal household enterprise, Caganer.com, which this yr added Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy and British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak to its assortment of greater than 600 fashions, together with Russian President Vladimir Putin, the late Queen Elizabeth II and her son and successor King Charles III.
Reporting by Horaci Garcia; writing by Charlie Devereux; modifying by Alexandra Hudson
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