The "tio"


I am going to tell you about a tradition we have in Andorra for the young kids. It's called the Tio.
You have to cover a log with a blanket and put candies, chocolate and nougats under the blanket. Then kids come around the log. (covered with the blanket) and they beat it with the stick while singing a traditional song which goes :Give us nougats, and not fish because they are too salted, give us nougats, its better. In Catalan :
   Tio tio caga turrons no cadis arangades que son masa salades caga turrons que son mes bons. (in fact "caga tio" does not mean "give" but you have to find out what it means. I don't dare to tell you).
After that the young kids lift the blanket and find all the candies.

Vincent Lier-Miguel de Sousa

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The Festivals of Andorra