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posted by Fnord666 on Tuesday December 25 2018, @10:47PM   Printer-friendly
from the Pitches-and-forks-time-lads dept.

It's that time of year again where the good folks of Gavle, Sweden build a gigantic goat and the bad folks of Gavle try to burn it down. For five decades, Gavle has built a Gavlebocken, a large scale Yule Goat made out of straw. For decades Santa will be putting coal in their stocking for trying to destroy the gigantic goat. In its 52nd year, technology and goat protection methods have improved including fireproofing and a live web cam. Only 15 out of 51 goats built were not destroyed in years past. Let's hope this one survives.

[The linked story has incorrect spelling of the name of the town in Sweden and goat — it should be Gävle and Gävlebocken, respectively. --martyb]


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  • (Score: 2) by hendrikboom on Thursday December 27 2018, @04:45AM

    by hendrikboom (1125) Subscriber Badge on Thursday December 27 2018, @04:45AM (#778901) Homepage Journal

    Looks like a pleasant mother and child scene involving goats instead of people.

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