Comments on: Occitan Christmas Custom http://www.mamalisa.com/blog/occitan-christmas-custom/ Language, Culture and Kids Songs! Sat, 21 Nov 2009 01:49:25 -0700 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Lisa http://www.mamalisa.com/blog/occitan-christmas-custom/comment-page-1/#comment-239776 Lisa Fri, 14 Aug 2009 15:13:43 +0000 http://www.mamalisa.com/blog/?p=381#comment-239776 That's interesting. I wonder what "strain" means? I'd also love to learn the song! Cheers! Mama Lisa That’s interesting. I wonder what “strain” means? I’d also love to learn the song!

Cheers!

Mama Lisa

]]> By: carles http://www.mamalisa.com/blog/occitan-christmas-custom/comment-page-1/#comment-239771 carles Fri, 14 Aug 2009 14:51:35 +0000 http://www.mamalisa.com/blog/?p=381#comment-239771 "fer cagar el tió" is a tradition in Catalonia, where I'm come from (Barcelona). The children received the presents from their fathers and oncles. Some times, someone is inside a big strain, and then the childrens sing this song, and at the same time with a stick they give a few blows to the strain; and after that, the presents go out from the strain. “fer cagar el tió” is a tradition in Catalonia, where I’m come from (Barcelona). The children received the presents from their fathers and oncles. Some times, someone is inside a big strain, and then the childrens sing this song, and at the same time with a stick they give a few blows to the strain; and after that, the presents go out from the strain.

]]> By: Joanne Tapiolas http://www.mamalisa.com/blog/occitan-christmas-custom/comment-page-1/#comment-159264 Joanne Tapiolas Thu, 12 Jun 2008 03:53:04 +0000 http://www.mamalisa.com/blog/?p=381#comment-159264 Catalan Tradition of Tio... Christmas Log My grandparents were Catalan... moved to Australia and since the 1950's my family have celebrated the tradition of Tio... We have an English version of the song... Tio, Tio, lay or I give you bastor (or something similar, meaning the stick or a hit). Catalan Tradition of Tio… Christmas Log
My grandparents were Catalan… moved to Australia and since the 1950’s my family have celebrated the tradition of Tio… We have an English version of the song… Tio, Tio, lay or I give you bastor (or something similar, meaning the stick or a hit).

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