Swedish Christmas straw goat burnt again (1 Viewer)

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http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/8428650.stm

BILLY GOAT'S ROUGH TREATMENT
1966: The first goat is burned down - beginning the tradition
1970: It is set on fire six hours after being erected
1971: Schoolchildren build a miniature; it is smashed to pieces
1976: A car crashes into the goat
1979: Goat is burned down before it is finished
1987: Goat is treated with fire-proofing, but is still burned down
2001: Tourist from Cleveland, Ohio is jailed for burning goat
2005: Two men dressed as Santa and Gingerbread Man torch goat


in one of its final blog entries, the goat writes:

"Terrible night! Slept so well under my beautiful snow blanket, when it suddenly became awfully hot. It was fire!!! At 0300 someone managed to set me on fire and destroy the amazing Christmas spirit in Gavle."

 

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maybe keooniggsegg will buy it.

 

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"Goat of Yule" (trad.)

Goat of Yule
Goat of Yule
White bearded old man
Art thou burdened by thy mortal coil?
Enter now
We are not afraid

Known to us through aeons
Hat of muff
Coat of hair
Here we offer you our children kind
Still blue eyed
And cotton haired