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from: My Christmas by Luna Muñoz (age 11)Feliz Navidad! It all begins on 1st December, when we open the first door of our Advent calendar ....
We also prepare the cagatí (a wooden log with a smiley face) at more or less the same time as the crib scene. The "cagatí" is a Catalan tradition, and the face wears the typical catalan hat on his head, the "barretina." Everyday we leave him food, then on the 25th December we hit him with a stick and then he gives everyone "presents" that he has made with the food we gave him.

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Info on the barretina: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Barretina

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