In many Scandinavian countries, one of the traditional symbols of the Christmas season is the Yule Goat. Over the centuries, the Yule Goat has taken on all sorts of roles as a Krampus-like trickster ...

Each year, the town of Gavle marks the beginning of Advent with a 42-foot goat made of straw. But a second, unofficial tradition involves torching... In Swedish Town, Straw Goat For Advent Often Meets ...

STOCKHOLM, Sweden - Vandals again torched a giant straw Christmas goat in a town in central Sweden. The goat has gone up in smoke so frequently that it's almost become a Christmas tradition. Merchants ...

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 spokeswoman Anna Ostman ...

The Swedish city of Gävle is best known for erecting a 13-metre Christmas ‘goat’ every December – but naughty locals are hellbent on stealing their hometown’s defining feature. The tradition of ...

English language magazine The Iceland Review reports a giant straw goat erected as a Christmas decoration at the nation’s sole IKEA store burned to the ground Monday, meeting a similar fate as goats ...