STOCKHOLM -- A giant straw goat was burned down yet again early Wednesday in a Swedish city where torching it has become a Christmas tradition, to the dismay of local leaders. Gavle city ...

Sweden's Yule Goat tradition dates all the way back to at least the 11th century. There are mentions of a man-sized goat figure, led by Saint Nicholas, who had the power to control the devil.

Christmas, a worldwide celebration, features diverse traditions like gift exchanges and festive meals, with unique customs cherished across generations globally. The Yule Goat, a Swedish Christmas ...

only one creature has the power to overcome him – a goat. Dating back to the 11th century, the bizarre Swedish Yule Goat tradition is honoured by hanging goat-shaped ornaments made of straw on ...

Those traditions became part of Christmas celebrations in places like Sweden. One of these traditions is the Yule goat. In some stories, Christmas elves would ride the Yule goat door to door to ...

The Gävle goat graces Sweden’s streets every December (Picture: Alamy) The Swedish city of Gävle is best known for erecting a 13-metre Christmas ‘goat’ every December – but naughty ...

You know, the holiday spirit. And that’s when a Swedish town decided to take its decorative skills to the next level. The Gävle goat is a giant Yule goat statue (as high as 13 meters) made of straw.

A particularly rainy harvest season made it difficult for farmers to get the grain out of the straw for this year's 13-metre tall yuletide goat, a Christmas tradition in the Swedish village of Gävle.

Tradition has it that if someone completes the entire nine-day cycle of Masses, his or her Christmas wish will come true. The creation of the Gavle Goat is a famous Swedish Christmas tradition.

Apparently, sometimes Santa might opt for goat-back instead of his usual sleigh method. In the town of Gävle, Sweden, a giant Yule goat as a means of decoration for the main square seemed like ...

The world's most attacked Christmas tradition ... According to Swedish newspaper Realtid, a guard was offered 50,000 kroner to leave the goat for five minutes, during which time it would have ...