Arson as a Christmas Tradition: The Gävle Goat

2016-11-28

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In Gävle, Sweden, every year they build Gävlebocken, an enormous traditional Swedish Christmas straw goat. And every year, someone tries to burn it down. Here's to holiday traditions.

THANKS TO: Axel Wickman, @axelwickm on Twitter, for the post-burning photos of the goat from this morning!

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