February 14, 2012
The following articles have been tagged with "Gävle_goat":
Society: 25 Dec 10
The Gävle Goat has survived Christmas Eve and is still standing in the town's main square.
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Society: 17 Dec 10
Two mysterious men attempted to bribe a guard to leave his post watching over the giant goat in Gävle in eastern Sweden in an attempt to kidnap the iconic Christmas symbol using a helicopter.
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National: 23 Dec 09
Yuletide arsonists have once again successfully set the famous Gävle goat ablaze. Police received a call around 3am on Wednesday that the Christmas goat in the eastern Swedish town was on fire.
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Society: 27 Dec 08
The Gävle goat went up in flames early Saturday morning, after being set alight by unknown assailants, according to police
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Society: 24 Dec 08
Despite vandals managing to get to and burn some of its smaller siblings, the traditional Gävle goat has managed to survive until Christmas.
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National: 19 Dec 08
It has become something of a Swedish Christmas tradition for the famous Gävle goat to be burned by vandals. Now its smaller counterpart has suffered a similar fate.
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Society: 7 Nov 08
After a joyous two years of life in protective armour, Sweden's iconic Gävle goat will have to fend for itself this Christmas.
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Society: 3 Dec 07
Crowds gathered on the streets of Gävle on Sunday to witness the return of the giant goat that has stood in the town every Christmas since 1966. But will it survive the inevitable arson attempts?
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National: 2 Jan 07
In early December experts were called in to protect a giant straw animal. This goat will not burn, they said. And they were right.
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National: 25 Dec 06
He stands tall and proud, the very model of inflammability. He is the Gävle goat and 2006 will be remembered as the year he made it through Christmas without being burned to bits by merry arsonists. Can he make it to the end of the year?
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National: 15 Dec 06
The last straw for the Gävle goat? Hardly. Thursday night's failed attack barely even charred the first straw.
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National: 4 Dec 06
The Yule Goat is an ancient Nordic symbol. In the town of Gävle, however, the goat has mainly symbolised an annual call to arson. But this year a new sponsor has ensured that the fire-starters will have their work cut out.
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As diverse as Sweden is, there are a few societal norms that are distinctly Swedish. Understanding a handful of them will hopefully prepare you culturally before you relocate. When you're invited home to a Swede, you better be on time and take your shoes off, writes expat Lola Akinmade-Åkerström. Read more »
Sweden is a country where almost everyone can speak English. So why bother to learn Swedish? Edina Varnagy from Hungary managed with English for a whole year but then found that Swedish could open doors – to a job, a social life and greater understanding. Read more »
"The ice dripped in the winter sun. It was the first day when the light had been intense enough to cause dripping in the sunlight. To hear it was an extraordinary wakeup call. The cycle was happening again as it always does, always will (or so we think). I imagined that on my summer island, the bees..." READ »
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