It's nearly Christmas. Have any of you taken part in any deplorable acts of arson in the name of tradition lately? If you are in Sweden this time of year, that may just be a real possibility.

DETROW: What animal has thick fur, hoofed feet and a strong association with the Christmas season? CHANG: Oh, this is easy - reindeer. DETROW: Oh, you thought so, but it's not. It fits the bill. But ...

Since the 1960s, the city of Gävle in Sweden has annually built a towering Yule goat, and almost every year someone burns it down. Charred remains of the Natural Science Club’s Yule Goat, with the ...

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Atlas Obscura on Slate is a blog about the world's hidden wonders. Like us on Facebook, Tumblr, or follow us on Twitter @atlasobscura. At this time of year, the residents of Gävle, Sweden have one big ...

It's called the "Gävle Goat," or as the locals call it, Gävlebocken. The Gävle Goat is an enormous, 40-foot-plus traditional Swedish Yule Goat made of straw over a wooden frame. Erected every year for ...

If you’ve never heard of the Gävle Goat before, there are just two critical pieces of information you need to know. First: the Gävle Goat is a giant straw statue of a goat erected every Christmas in ...

Every year, people in the town of Gavle in Sweden erect a towering goat made of mostly hay to celebrate the Christmas season and to attract tourists. CHANG: Oh, this is easy - reindeer. DETROW: Oh, ...