That's the ''tió''. It's a wood trunk that in ancient times people use it to put it in a fireplace and presents were the light and the heat that it gives to us. Actually, that trunk ( el tió) is decorated adding wood legs, elements that pretent to be a smiling face and a red ''barretina''. You must hit it repeatedly with a stick and at the same time you should sing a traditional song at Christmas' day at night. The 8th of December, people start feeding the Tió that normally likes vegetables. You should cover it with a blanket because that way it wouldn't feel so cold at night. It produces presents for the children and the family, but when it's not going to give you anything more, it appear garlic or onion. That means the night is finsih and you're not going to have more presents until ''Els Reis'' (that's another Catalan Christmas' tradition). In some towns people put a Tió, maybe in the main square, and all the children goes there to hit it at the same time.

So that can sound a little strange, but when you're a child it's amazing!

See you soon,

Laia, Sophia's partner! :)