Tió de Nadal The Tió de Nadal seems to bemuse foreigners as well as a good few Catalans. Starting on the feast day of the Immaculate Conception (Dec ember the 8th), a wood log called the Tió de Nadal is set up with legs, a smiling face, and a red hat. It is common to see his smiling face in window displays in the run up to Christmas. The Tió de Nadal is more commonly nicknamed the ‘caga tió’ (loosely translated into English as ‘poo uncle/guy’)! In the run up to ...