The Modern Yule Goat
The Yule Goat in Scandinavia today is best known as a Christmas ornament. This modern version of the Yule Goat figure is a decorative goat made out of straw and bound with red ribbons, a popular Christmas ornament often found under the Yule tree or Christmas tree. Large versions of this ornament are frequently erected in towns and cities around Christmas time – these goats tend to be illegally set on fire before Christmas. The Gävle goat was the first of these goats, and remains the most famous.
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