All in Vulgarity
In Catalonia, Spain, a 200-year-old Christmas tradition involves hiding a 'caganer' - a man, umm... having a poo - in the Nativity scene. It's usually hidden at the back, and Catalonian children play a game to 'find the caganer'. Nobody knows exactly how the tradition started.
It's hardly surprising that if you become a Roman Emperor at the age of 15, your sense of humour may be a little juvenile. Back in 218 AD, Syrian Emperor Varius Avitus Bassianus, also known as Heliogabalus, invented the first known whoopie cushion from animal bladders. Hilarious. He was assassinated by the time he was 18.
