The Magnificent Yule Goat In Gävle, Sweden Has Finally Arrived

Ellen Lloyd - AncientPages.com - It’s been a hard and sad year for many, but it doesn’t mean we should break with old traditions, and nothing can stop the Yule Goat that has finally arrived!

If you ever visit Sweden during Christmas and go to the city of Gävle, you can see a huge goat made of straw standing at Slottstorget (Castle Square). It’s an extraordinary and unforgettable sight.

The Gävlebocken ( Gävle Goat) is 13 meters (42.6 feet) high, seven meters long, and weighs 3.6 tonnes. It takes a whole truck full of straw from the local village of Mackmyra to create the goat. 1,600 meters of rope is used.

The giant goat is erected every year at the beginning of Advent over a period of two days. It’s an annual Christmas tradition based on Norse legends and worship of Thunder God Thor.

The history of the Yule Goat goes back several thousands of years, and there are many ancient myths and legends that show how important this animal was to our ancestors.

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