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Known as
"caganers" ("poopers"), the figurines originate in Spain's
northeastern Catalonia region and have mostly depicted
celebrities and political figures, though were traditionally
hidden in nativity scenes for friends and family to find.
Believed to bring prosperity and luck for the coming year,
"caganers" have attracted international buyers with the United
States accounting for some 40 percent of sales, according to
retailer caganer.com.
The Trump and Clinton figurines are on sale in Barcelona.
"At first we sold more 'caganers' of Donald Trump but Hillary
Clinton has been catching up and at the moment we also have no
idea who will come out on top," said Marc Alos, owner of
retailer caganer.com.
(Reporting by Pilar Suarez; writing by Paul Day; editing by
Amanda Calvo and Mark Heinrich)
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