Mer Jul i Gävle
It’s the first Sunday of Advent and Why Now? is pleased to present the Fiftieth Anniversary version of the Gävlebocken, The biggest Christmas Goat in the world [now with a blog].
From Steve Bates of Yellow Doggerel Something in the comments from 2006:
Why build a giant goat of straw,
Which most of us would scarcely note?
Some, though, defy the very law,
To vandalize the Gävle Goat.In some years, they used wayward cars;
In others, flaming arrows smote.
This year’s survives, although with scars…
A fact that gets some people’s goat.A webcam and some watchful eyes,
A flame-retardant second coat,
Should save it… unless Dubya spies
The thing, and claims it’s his pet goat!– SB the YSS
November 27, 2016 2 Comments
Advent
Today is the First Sunday of Advent which means you should have made your Christmas Pudding so it would have time to age, and the Gävlebocken is standing tall in Castle Square.
November 27, 2016 Comments Off on Advent
