The Greasy Pole (in Spanish: La cucaña, French: Le Mât de cocagne) is an oil painting on canvas executed ca. 1786–87 by the Spanish artist Francisco de...
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place is named Jauja, after a rich mining region of the Andes, and País de Cucaña ("fools' paradise") may also signify such a place. From Swedish dialect...
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local variant of the greasy pole, it is likely derived from the Spanish cucaña. This game is usually played by boys during a town fiesta or on special...
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Diccionario geográfico popular de España. Madrid: Editorial Nóesis. 1998. La cucaña: Memorias de Camilo José Cela. Barcelona: Destino. 1959. Memorias, entendimientos...
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Southern Europe - In Spain, the game of climbing the pole is known as a cucaña. In Italy it is called albero della cuccagna. In France, they call it "mât...
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of folk dance; eating roasted sardines is also a popular activity. The cucaña is a popular competition during this celebration: people try to take a prize...
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out in some scenes of this series places both sets at extreme poles. La cucaña is solidly linked to Goya's works such as The Kite and some of French neoclassicism...
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upper hand. Jauja goes by several different names such as Xauja, País de Cucaña, Cockaigne, and others. Jauja is a fictional land somewhere in the Americas...
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December 2018. Vivas, Ángel (3 October 2012). ""La política es el palo de una cucaña untado de grasa: para llegar arriba tienes que mancharte". El Mundo. Madrid:...
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de España that spoke about the mythical country of Cockaigne (Spanish: Cucaña). This was the first known mention of that country in Spain. María Teresa...
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