Blue Cavern

Hello
I've discovered there are three different figurines of smurfs...shitting.
They are new for this year 2008, so I bet nobody of this smurf forum have them yet.



Here is the explanation of this character (from http://www.caganer.com) :
The “Caganer”
Literally translated from Catalan it means “The Shitting Man” or “The Fertilizer”.

The Caganer was a obliged figure in the Christmas Cribs of the eighteenth century since at that time was believed that with his fertile depositions the soil of the crib will became rich and productive for the coming year!

It was also believed that he would bring good health and calm to the body and the soul, which is necessary to do the crib with pride and happiness that Christmas brings at home. Putting this jolly little man in the crib used to bring luck and happiness.

With the course of the time, the original personage of the shitting peasant has evolved and at present days he has been replaced with personalities increasingly famous and relevant in the Catalan, Spanish and world society!

Well, I don't know what to say!

You could say for instance that it`s a remarkable name:-)))

Lia

@barrufet: where can we find / buy those spanish Caganers?

( why do I love spanish smurfs so much? even with these names? too funny)

Lia

You can find them in Barcelona, and I think all Catalonia
'cause it's a catalan character for xmas days for the manger/xmas crib/nativity scene.

I see they cost 12 EUR each, they are handmade, 11 cm high.

The caganer is a very loved and respected figure on the typical Catalan nativity scene.
It is not a joke, but totally the opposite, it is a tribute to the person, trade, or activity it represents.

After a very accurate design of the character, we make the plaster cast and we produce each figure one by one by hand,
we allow them to dry, and we put them in the oven. After that we paint them again one by one by hand.

For some years up until today this figure has became a singular symbol and cult for many collectors.

In this new season we will go on working with the caganer by representing public life people
such as politicians, artists, football (soccer) players, etc

I think I might have to get some of these!

Those are so funny, especially smurfette

I'd love the one of her

In fact, I've just ordered all 3 of them

Think Smurfette went to the same Kebab House as me ..

What a co-incidence!!! I was watching a report on those items either on ETB or Euskadi TV yesterday, about the Obama caganers. The smurfs caganers are lovely.

Btw. Tojo: Did you order them directly from the website given?

Yes I did Dominique. Postage costs €13 whether you order one or all three so I decided to make it worth while by ordering all three of them.


I'm looking forward to them arriving now although I don't know where to display them as my smurf cabinet doesn't have space left for anything large

These smurfs made me laugh, but what a nice idea, and thanks for the background information, Barrufet.

And with those pictures, the question what smurf poo looks like has also been resolved

Don't tell me you had been staying up at nights pondering that question Moey. I think about Smurfs alot but not what their poo looks like.

No, but the question has been raised before

that was the best laugh I've had all day!

Those Smurfs are way too funny! LOL!

They`ve just arrived with the help of a good smurfy friend!
And they are so special and nice!!
THANK YOU CARLOS!!!!

Lia

How big are they, Lia? Are they like, large garden gnomes?

Hi Alan!

No, luckily not like garden gnomes! Let`s say twice the size of a normal smurf

They are 8 cm high and they weigh 112 gram each.
There is a sticker underneath from caganer.com
They are really very very nice!

Lia