The World's Biggest Christmas Goat | The Gävle Goat

In Gävle, Sweden, you can find the world's largest christmas goat. And this poor goat is burned down almost every year...
I'm on a road trip from Stockholm to the far north of Sweden, and I'm checking out all the weird and wonderful things I can find along the way. This time I explored the town of Gävle.
The Gävle Goat (Gävlebocken) is a gigantic straw goat that's traditionally placed in central Gävle in the beginning of December...and it's also traditionally burned down sometime before or after Christmas. Since 1966, the goat has been destroyed 37 times, even though it's also highly illegal.
Check out this video for more stories about the Gävle Goat - how it was burned down twice in 1992, and how an American tourist spent 18 days in jail for burning it another year. And how it was hit by a car in 1976... The story of the Gävle Goat really is weird and wonderful!
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[@LifewithMiu]

This is very interesting!! That is indeed a big goat! I guess it would be quite the view to see such a big goat, just burning! I really like how you include so much history and information in your videos!!! Sweden is definitely a place that I will be visiting in the future!

[@ThreeStarVagabond]

It really was a spectacular sight even non-burning! Sweden has many cool things and it's great if you enjoy nature. I guess we can be a bit "asocial" compared to other countries but we are friendly when we do speak :)

[@LifewithMiu]

@@ThreeStarVagabond Oh yes, for sure! It's so beautiful there and I'd love to see the nature! I love visiting and seeing other countries!

[@ThreeStarVagabond]

@@LifewithMiu Me too! This whole 2020 mess has been horrible... But I'm hoping to travel again soon

[@LifewithMiu]

@@ThreeStarVagabond For sure! Light is at the end of the tunnel!

[@FlySoul]

Hello . Very very good work . Thank you for sharing. Be safe my friend

[@ThreeStarVagabond]

Thank you very much! Really happy that you liked it! :)

[@scandinaviannaturediaries8892]

I’m so happy it’s still standing 😄😄😄

[@ThreeStarVagabond]

I think everyone is :D No one really wants it to burn...I think...

[@Maydeus]

Beautiful pictures! I’ve never been to Gävle. Maybe I should go...

[@ThreeStarVagabond]

It was actually a pretty dull town, but I loved the goat :D I'm planning on going there again on a daytrip / weekend when all the cool stuff are open, like Furuvik and the Prison Museum :)

[@tonestories]

This is so beautiful 💖

[@ThreeStarVagabond]

Thank you! Or rather, the goat thanks you for that comment :D

[@pointofviewgr]

Nice vlogging 👍

[@ThreeStarVagabond]

Thank you very much! :)

[@theryanstravel1699]

Excellently narrated story of the Christmas goat. Did it get burned down this year?? Quite wild that it keeps getting reconstructed after all these years. They're going to need a 12m tall electric fence to keep people away eventually.

[@ThreeStarVagabond]

Thank you! Amazingly enough, it seems to have survived yet again! It's been three years in a row now, so they might be on to something... But maybe next year...

[@g_smasha]

Nice video! I'm just very offended because of the low view count 😂 seriously underrated video!

[@ThreeStarVagabond]

Thank you! :D I fully agree - people should definitely step up and watch it a lot more ;D

[@DanOnPlanetEarth]

Wow... A christmas Goat!!!... Such a majestic festive creature. I love they keep it protected behind 2 layers of medieval fencing... That'll stop those people from Cleveland!

[@ThreeStarVagabond]

We love our pagan traditions here :D And well, we're keeping the Clevelanders away but Swedes try to do it instead. Bloody land full of arsonists.

[@DanOnPlanetEarth]

@@ThreeStarVagabond Haha... Geez, haven't they seen the original Wicker Man?. Pagan rituals arn't to be messed around with!

[@ThreeStarVagabond]

Haha! I now imagine people being bound on top of the goat while it's burning...

[@Ahibasabala]

You know when you got close to that goat at 3:10 i got a bit scared, i thought you were going to say 'has anyone got a light?' :D Joking aside, i am bit of a party-pooper perhaps and not very rebellious, to me it seems quite sad and wrong to set fire to such a wonderful thing.

[@ThreeStarVagabond]

Then you can rest peacefully, knowing that the goat has been safe for many years now :D It seems like those burning days are long since gone ^_^

[@AmsterdamComicGeek]

The best guarded goat in whole the world 😉

[@ThreeStarVagabond]

Indeed! And maybe it's not to protect IT but to protect US from it instead... I never thought of that! :P

[@AmsterdamComicGeek]

@@ThreeStarVagabond Well, you might be right about that since the goat is a damn fire hazard. It could spontaneously combust.

[@ThreeStarVagabond]

@@AmsterdamComicGeek Are you saying that it would be a pity if...anything were to happen to it?

[@skatez1986]

How did they kick it to peace? Or steal it...

[@ThreeStarVagabond]

Haha, I wish I knew! I didn't see that many details about it. I imagine a big crane at night for stealing it... But kicking it to pieces might simply be lots of people destroying the pillars inside it I guess...?

[@skatez1986]

@@ThreeStarVagabond a big crane. That will go unnoticed :")

[@ThreeStarVagabond]

@@skatez1986 Haha! I'm thinking they did it when security was more lax... Just drove into town when people slept :D Maybe...

[@charley2836]

the goat is lowkey cute ✨

[@ThreeStarVagabond]

Haha I'll tell the goat and maybe it'll blush in a lowkey manner

[@charley2836]

@@ThreeStarVagabond haha hope it doesn’t blush too hard and burn itself down 😚😚

[@ThreeStarVagabond]

@@charley2836 Oooh, we've all heard about spontaneous combustion. Maybe it's all blushing related! :D

[@charley2836]

@@ThreeStarVagabond 😂

[@trendingwwwandw]

Happy New Year 2021 🎈🎈🎈 ...:)13

[@ThreeStarVagabond]

Happy new year! :D May 2021 be much better :)

[@travelznlife]

Lol! That’s very American! The goat is destined to be burnt 😂. I will come here during winter just for that!

[@ThreeStarVagabond]

Just be careful about bringing a lighter too close to the goat... 18 days in jail :D

[@cyruscrossan]

No idea this even existed! Is it common knowledge among Swedes?

[@ThreeStarVagabond]

It actually is pretty common knowledge! It's like a standard meme, about the goat being burned down every year :)

[@cyruscrossan]

@@ThreeStarVagabond That's hilarious.