Gavle, Sweden
Dec 31, 2008 Politics & Government
Swedish folklore dictates that a goat delivers festive gifts for Christmas. Every year since 1966, the town of Gavle, Sweden erect a giant straw goat for holidays and almost every year, this giant straw goat gets torched by vandals. The town officials keep trying to prevent this giant bonfire without much luck. They even go as far as fireproofing the goat with sprayed chemicals and posting security guards. And yet, it was burned down again this year. A BBC News article reported that the goat committee spokeswoman was “saddened” by the destruction.
Are town idiots running city hall? Why is this hard to figure out? From the way I see it, this town has two solutions.
1. Accept that this straw goat is destined for fire and make it an annual bonfire
2. Stop making a FLAMMABLE goat!
“A tradition without intelligence is not worth having.”–T.S. Eliot
BBC News: Festive goat up in flames again
Tags: burning, flammable, folklore, gavle, giant straw goat, sweden, torch, tradition
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