The Gävle Goat | THE OFFICIAL HISTORY | HD FOOTAGE

This is the history of a straw goat erected in the town square of Gävle, Sweden every year... And burnt down almost every year. The Gävle Goat!

[Standbackforscience]

2023 - eaten by birds. RIP again, your crazy goat.

[felixmiclaus]

i laughed my arse off at that helicopter kidnap attempt

[beekind]

I hope they never stop building the Yule Goat and I hope people never stop trying to burn it down or running it over (safely). It is one of those traditions that seems divisive but in reality is probably an inside joke.

[caril.]

This showed up in my recommended feed, so now I'm listening to Christmas lofi while watching live feed of a giant straw goat

[farmertyler]

I’m sad there’s no video of the “helicopter kidnapping attempt”

[alt_rat]

damn the helicopter kidnaping one sounds like its from a GTA V mission

[northamericanhamrammr]

GLORIOUS!!! I'm spreading this to friends on the first day of Jòl 2019!

[JustAnOrdinaryDemon]

This is my new favorite sporting event

[mrt_]

It's fun when someone who are affected by something illegal can laugh it off as a joke, and still kinda take it seriously. Great video.

[catbrocreations]

(At the end) "How long will it last?"
*Link to 2016 Gavle Goat being hit by a car*

[lrcompany]

Where can I apply to be goat spokesperson?

[alisoncaronflyingfree]

Yep the video still plays and it's super well done.

[anonymousfairydrones]

2017: survived.

2018: attempted burning, survived.

2019: survived.

2020: survived.

2021: burned.

2022: survived.

2023: pecked by birds.

2024: *fate yet to arrive.*

[denaray]

Very well made. This is 2020... I wonder what vile fate awaits the goat... I mean, hey, 2020, right....

[samueltr]

La tradición con la Cabra de Gävle consiste en construir una cabra y luego luchar por quien logra cuidarla VS quien logra destruirla.

[KentuckyWallChicken]

Here from Vargskelethor talking about it lol

[RadicalEdward]

With we had the footage for all the years especially with the Santa and gingerbread man

[Enbee_exe]

Never been more proud to have been born in 2006.

[parlainthtownie]

Are we going to have a Live Webcam this year?

[TheCarson]

Question: do you know where I could find amateur footage of the goat burning? (such as that at 1:02-1:14) I'm not saying I enjoy seeing the Gävle Goat go up in flames, it's just that there doesn't seem to be much "real-time" footage (as the security cameras seem to take time-lapse video & thus there are large skips in the video) of the incidents happening. Thanks.