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Issue 115: The Yule Goat & the Gävle Goat

Issue 115: The Yule Goat & the Gävle Goat

Advent Calendar Newsletter #3

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Dec 03, 2022
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Hej!

The modern version of julbocken (the Yule goat) is a decorative goat made out of straw and bound with red ribbons, a popular holiday ornament often found under or on the Christmas tree.

But the Yule goat is one of our oldest Christmas symbols and it has had various functions. During the 19th century, the julbock was a person dressed as a goat when yo…

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