Each year, the town of Gavle marks the beginning of Advent with a 42-foot goat made of straw. But a second, unofficial tradition involves torching the giant straw animal. And now this - we have begun ...

STOCKHOLM, Sweden – A giant Christmas straw goat that has been targeted in a violent Christmas tradition for four decades in Sweden was burned down yet again on Saturday, an official said. "It was set ...

The Swedish city of Gävle observes an unusual Christmas tradition: a 13-metre straw goat has been erected in the town square ...

A giant straw goat that has been the target of a violent Christmas tradition for four decades survived the holiday season unharmed, Swedish officials said Tuesday. For once, they said, vandals failed ...

A giant Christmas straw goat that has been targeted in a violent Christmas tradition for four decades in Sweden was burned down yet again on Saturday, an official said. "It was set on fire early in ...

A straw goat bigger than a bull moose stands in John Oman’s backyard, decorated in lights and red ribbons. It may seem a bit ostentatious for Christmas trimmings, but Oman thinks it’s better than one ...

STOCKHOLM -- A giant straw goat was burned down yet again early Wednesday in a Swedish city where torching it has become a Christmas tradition, to the dismay of local leaders. Gavle city spokeswoman ...

SWEDESBURG, Iowa — The goat never stood a chance. Residents watched in horror as the symbol of their quaint little town went up in flames Saturday, and authorities said it was arson. Now, motorist who ...

In many Scandinavian countries, one of the traditional symbols of the Christmas season is the Yule Goat. Over the centuries, the Yule Goat has taken on all sorts of roles as a Krampus-like trickster ...

GALVE, Sweden, Dec. 28 (UPI) --The traditional straw Christmas goat in Gavle, Sweden was given a fiery farewell by arsonists for the 34th time since the tradition began in 1966. The city of Gavle has ...

In Christmases past, the giant straw goat in the city of Gavle has been burned, dismembered and run over by vandals who made a sport out of destroying it in imaginative ways. But this year, thanks to ...

STOCKHOLM, SwedenSTOCKHOLM, Sweden — A giant Christmas straw goat that has been targeted in a violent Christmas tradition for four decades in Sweden was burned down yet again on Saturday, an official ...