The Fiery History of Scandinavia's Yule Goat
In Gävle , Sweden , nothing say “ Christmas ” like the deal of a four - ton shuck Capricorn pretermit the townspeople square . Too bad some dork usually comes along and light it on fire . The first Gävle Goat was put up on December 1 , 1966 . Financed by a local entrepreneur , the magnificent beast stood 23 feet in length and over four stories grandiloquent ....