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A Dirty Little History of the Catalan ‘Santa Claus’

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tio de nadal

The real origins and history of the Catalan equivalent of Santa Claus are Barcelona’s best-kept secrets.

As I was digging into the urban history of Barcelona, I stumbled into one of the best kept and hidden secrets of the city. … Read more

Barcelona’s blotted out history of hygiene, fecal waste business and the Caganers.

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Barcelona has almost 2000 years of special connection with neatness and human feces.

There are a lot of peculiar histories, but one of my favourites is the history of hygiene and cleaning services of Barcelona.

The neatness of the old … Read more