The document summarizes several Christmas traditions in Catalonia, Spain. It describes the caga tió, a log that children hit with sticks while singing songs to receive presents; the tradition of the Three Kings who bring gifts to children on January 6th; typical Christmas meals including torrons, cannellonis, and tortell de reis cake; nativity scenes called pessebres, including small figurines like el caganer; and pastorets plays that act out the story of Jesus' birth along with singing Christmas carols.

1. Christmas
Catalan
Traditions
Sant Guim de Freixenet

2. 1- CAGA TIÓ: MARC I ORIOL
2- REIS: PAU I SALIMA
3- MENJARS DE NADAL: AARON I MIQUEL
4- PESSEBRE: GUILLE, GUILLEM I MOHAMED
5- NADALES I PASTORETS: AMIR I ESTEL
Christmas Catalan
Traditions

3. EL CAGA TIÓ

4. “El tió” comes from the
forest.

5. Caga tió, tió de Nadal, no caguis arengades que són salades, caga torrons que són
més bons.

6. The “caga tió” is a piece of wood that comesThe “caga tió” is a piece of wood that comes
from the forest and arrives to the childrenfrom the forest and arrives to the children
houses.houses.

7. The children hit the “caga tió” with a stick
while they sing a typical song . When
they stop singing, they receive presents
and candies.

8. Caga tióCaga tió

9. “Els rEis”:
ThE kings

10. La història dels Reis Mags
History says that when Jesus was born, 3 kings
who come from the East, guided by a star,go
and adore him and give him gifts.

11. The three kings go from house to
house bringing gifts requested by
kids.

12. ThE namEs of ThE
magic kings.
Melcior Gaspar Baltasar

13. WhErE doiEs magic
kings comE from?
The Magic kings come from the east. The Orient part of the
world.

14. Songs about the three kings.
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15. Christmas meals in
Catalonia

16. In our country there is some typical Christmas food.

17. Christmas food
This is our “sopa de galets”
These are our typical
cannellonis. we eat on Sant
Esteve’s day (27th december).

18. Christmas food
These are our typical desserts: torrons de Nadal.

19. Christmas food
These are our fruit
candies
These are our hazelnut nougat
These are our typical
neules
These are our typical
polvorons

20. Christmas food
This is the typical cake of
the three kings day (6th
january): “TORTELL DE
REIS”

21. “ELS PESSEBRES”

22. “El pessebre” are some small figures that
people exhibit in the houses, shops… and
that represent Jesus birth.

23. El pessebre

26. The small figure we like most is “el caganer”.

27. «Els pastorets»

28. These are two of the characters :
Rovelló and Lluquet
•Here are some children dressed
as shepherds.

29. «Els pastorets» is a traditional play where
actors and actresses act out Jesus live.

30. SINGING CAROLS

31. Christmas carols are songs we sing at
Christmas.