In Gävle, Sweden, every year they build Gävlebocken, an enormous traditional Swedish Christmas straw goat. And every year, someone tries to burn it down. Here’s to holiday traditions.
THANKS TO: Axel Wickman, @axelwickm on Twitter, for the post-burning photos of the goat from this morning!
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This year it didn't burn down, but was eaten by birds instead.
2023, the goat was eaten by birds, they were betting on fire and flame, but no one planned for birds
Edit: typo
Returning to this video in 2023! Due to flooding and subsequently a bad harvest, seeds stuck to the straw much more than usual! This gave the goat not only a scruffy appearance, but also made it very appealing to birds!
As of the 26th, the goat has been declared destroyed, by birds (mostly jackdaws) eating away at it slowly over the days!
Whats crazy is this was filmed only hours before it got burned down that year
Eaten by jackdaws because climate change has caused the straw to have more seeds than usual. That is definitely a sign from the heavens.
This year it was eaten by birds.
the goat has been defeated once again, not by fire but by birds
They have a 24 hour guard this year in 2023😅
But the FOURTH GOAT STAYED UP
I'm ashamed at myself for not knowing about this video. I just found out about the birds
I honestly don't even know if people would still bother if it suddenly became legal, tbh. Oh well, the birds got it this year, so that's fine.
It is 2023 and the goat has not burned down but it has been eaten by birds.
2023: Currently being vored by birds as we speak, but is still standing!
✌️❤️🐾🇫🇴🇫🇴🇫🇴🇫🇴.. Kris möte med fina tradionen… ✌️❤️🐾🇫🇴🇫🇴🇫🇴🦋🦋🦋🦋✌️✌️.. Fågel frön och där av… Kommer ✌️🤫kajorna och kalasar… Fina och hantverkare som gjorde… Javle bocken… ❤️🐾🇫🇴🦋✌️👋👋🤗✌️🙏😱🤣✌️
In 2023 the bock is being eaten up by birds….its not even safe from mother nature
Why is it still up?
BURN THE GOAT DAMNIT/BRÄNN BOCKJÄVELN FÖR FAN
Quelle Français viens ici après la vidéo de Squeezie ?
Wait a moment… So this year the goat burns while you, for some reason, choose to sneak out of Gävle. 🤔
To watch a video from 2016 is a bit different…
the goat song is elemental
It's 2023 and the goat just went up. Place your bets.
Do you have an update since 2016?
"yevley"
Or burning man, completely flooded, During the hottest UK year for 200,000 years.
"Vandals dressed as Santa Claus and gingerbread men fired a burning arrow at the goat.. and burned it down." Best Tom Scott quote ever
I'll be here when it burns yet again
Sweden
On the Gavle goat's Wikipedia page, they mention this video.
"YouTuber Tom Scott covered the Gävle goat in a video released on November 28, 2016; principal filming of the goat itself took place mere hours before the goat was burned down."
I loved you goat, bye-bye. ❤
i would love to burn it down i would just have to find somebady to drive me about six hours to get there
Boo! Tom Scott! You didn't show us the burning.
the goat did burn down
Im really interested in what that fence building style is called. I like it.
Traditions always like to include a satanic ritual for some reason
This is my favorite story ever
Was expecting Tom to molotov cocktail it.
people got arrested if burn this thing down.. but when they burn other religion holly book they doesn't take any action?
Yay! The ghost survived 2022 with no arson attempts!
🙁
It's a well-known saying here in Sweden that if you want snow on Christmas eve, the goat has to burn.
In hindsight, you’ve missed not just one erupting volcano but two. And before that, you were in the air while a goat was burning down. Well one of of three ain’t bad. Well actually it is, as as you said, it is a case of arson.
Another both educational and amusing presentation. Thank you.
Society may not be lost after all, god speed Goat lighting people of Gavle!