attributes of Christmas
A Yule goat and a gingerbread house at a café in Gallerian indoor shopping centre. Two very traditional Swedish Christmas attributes. The most famous Yule goat in Sweden is the Gävle Goat, a gigantic straw goat put up every Christmas in Gävle (160 km north-north-west of Stockholm) and burned down almost as often.
Gallerian (map) 17 December 2009
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You caught well this spot of light in the darkness around.
Miniatyres are nice special a miniatyre goat :-))
Nice photo!
Is the burning of the goat an act of vandalism or political protest?
I like the idea of a yule goat. What do you do with it?
Very interesting captures. Well spotted. This is new to me. Thanks!
Burning the Yule Goat is a religious celebration
Religion or no religion, the goat was burnt down a few days before Christmas.
I just remembered: Once an innocent tourist was lured into becoming an arsonist. He thought he had won a competition, but instead the police came and arrested him.
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