Arcadia Spain
Art Show, Caga Tió and Farewell Fiesta!
Date
December 19, 2016
Time really flies!
Last Friday, we had to say goodbye to our students from the Fall 2016 program. We wanted to say goodbye to them in a very special way and so we did:
First we met at Arcadia for the Art Show to see that our Photography students had done a really good job throughout the semester! Afterwards, it was time for something special… our Caga Tió!
The Tió de Nadal (“Christmas Log” in English and popularly known as Caga Tió in Catalan) is a popular Christmas character in the Catalan culture. It is a log with a face, a barretina (a traditional red sock hat) and usually with legs. The tradition says you must feed the Tió properly, treat it well and keep it warm before Christmas Day or Christmas Eve. That’s when it needs to poop, and if you’ve been treating it well… it poops presents for everyone!
We had two volunteers patting the Caga Tió very nicely to see if he magically pooped some presents and the rest sang the Tió song together. Since we had been feeding and treating it very well throughout the week, all of us got some Christmas presents at Arcadia!
After that, we celebrated our Farewell Fiesta and we bid farewell to our students.
From Arcadia University in Barcelona we’d like to say that it’s been very nice meeting all of you and having you here. We’re so glad we had the chance to get to know you and we hope to see you again soon!