The Unfortunate Fates of the Gavle Goat Timeline
Each year, a towering Yule Goat is constructed for the holidays in Gävle, Sweden. But more often than not, the Gävle Goat — or Gävlebocken as it is called in Sweden — doesn’t make it to Christmas. Since it was first built in 1966, it’s almost annually been burned, although arson isn’t its only misfortune.
Here’s a timeline of the rise and fall of the Gävle Goat by Atlas Obscura’s graphic designer Michelle Enemark.
Check out the full, scrollable view of the Unfortunate Fates of the Gavle Goat Timeline, on Atlas Obscura!
Oh my God it just keeps getting funnier.