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daf ([personal profile] daf) wrote2006-12-23 02:45 pm

devil goat

those crazy swedes are at it again.

in the town of gävle on sweden's eastern coast they observe the yule goat tradition in a more enthusiastic manner than most other places.

they erect a giant [read 13 metre tall] wicker goat for the baby jesus.



the trouble is our pyromaniacal friends from the far north live cold and miserable lives during the winter months are militant anti-establishment anarchists have an unswerving sense of tradition and so more often than not the goat ends up looking like this.




read more about the devil goat and its' hilarious escapades here

[identity profile] andyknifton.livejournal.com 2006-12-23 02:48 pm (UTC)(link)
weird we were just talking about this...

[identity profile] crazymeandave.livejournal.com 2006-12-23 03:01 pm (UTC)(link)
well, it is such a funny story. who could blame you?

[identity profile] grystle-dog-kor.livejournal.com 2006-12-23 04:42 pm (UTC)(link)
the burning of the goat at christmas so traditional!

we are'nt burning churches this year ;)

[identity profile] crazymeandave.livejournal.com 2006-12-23 06:29 pm (UTC)(link)
i think we'll leave that to the norwegians. like varg here