- The Gävle Goat (Swedish: Gävlebocken, Swedish pronunciation: [ˈjɛːvlɛbɔkːɛn]) is a traditional Christmas display erected annually at Slottstorget (Castle Square)...
- On several occasions, there were more than one Gävle Goats built at the same time, all of which were eventually set ablaze.
- The peculiar story about the Gävle Goat started in 1966, when the idea came up to design a giant version of the traditional Swedish Christmas straw goat.
- 2. Take a Tour of the Gävle Goat – There are several guided tours of the Gävle Goat available, which will take visitors around the city and teach them about the...
- The history behind this particular straw goat in Gävle was to attract visitors to the shops and restaurants in the southern part of the city.
- Throughout the years, the Gävle goat has ranged from 6.6 feet high to 49 feet tall. This 1993 goat is still featured in the Guinness Book of Records as the largest...
- The Yule goat in Gävle is traditionally erected every year on the first day of Advent (late November or early December).
- In 1966, the town square of Gävle decided to erect a giant Yule goat out of super-flammable straw.
- In the Swedish city of Gävle, a Yule Goat made of straw is erected for all to enjoy.
- Since 1966 when the first giant Yule Goat went up in Gävle, Sweden, the goat — known as the Gävlebocken — has been burned 26 times.
- This smallish town lies two hours from Stockholm and most people know it because of the annual fate of the Gävle Goat.
