The "caganer" are clay dolls characterized by having their pants down and defecating, which have become traditional in the Catalonia region.
The North American president-elect, Donald Trump, boosted the sale of "caganer" figures. Clay dolls characterized by having their pants down and defecating, produced by Spanish artisans and which are already traditional in Catalonia, Spain.
At first, the "caganer" were made to be hidden among the figures in nativity scenes, to be seen by the most attentive observers, but artisans also began to include among the dolls world leaders and celebrities who dominated newspaper headlines during the last year. .
The executive director of the Caganer store, Sergi Alos, said that sales of United States presidential candidate figures reflect the recent voting results in the country.
"Trump has been massive, overwhelming, just like in the elections", explained Sergi Alos to the Reuters agency.
Trump's "caganer" had already been popular in 2016, when he won the presidential election for the first time, and in 2020, when he lost to Joe Biden.
Joining Trump on this year's list are the likes of French President Emmanuel Macron currently dealing with a government crisis, far-right leader Marine Le Pen, President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky, President of Russia Vladimir Putin, President of Venezuela, Nicolas Maduro, and the president of Argentina, Javier Milei.
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