Christmas 2014: Defecating figurines known as caganers hidden in Catalan Nativity scenes

All over the world people are preparing for Christmas by setting up scenes from Christianity's Nativities, but in Barcelona they do things a little differently.

Hidden away in a corner of many manger scenes is a little figure crouching with his pants around his ankles. A Catalan tradition, the "caganer" or "defecator" is supposed to represent a way of fertilising the ground.

Traditionally the caganer is a peasant wearing a traditional red beret and white shirt, but markets now sell a huge selection of pooping politicians and celebrities, including footballers, celebrities, Spanish and British royals, and even fictional characters such as Captain America, C3PO and Gollum.