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Giant Gavle Goat Survives Christmas

The BBC reports that the giant Gavle goat has survived the holidays thanks to extra flame-proofing. This is only the 11th time the 43-foot goat has survived being burned down or destroyed in the history of the giant goat.

The giant 13m (43ft) goat in the city of Gavle was dismantled after surviving Christmas for only the 11th time.

Goats of Christmas past have been burned down on 22 occasions, ram-raided or simply smashed to pieces.

Authorities said the goat's longevity in 2006 was down to a special flame-resistant chemical coating.

"If the Gavle goat hadn't been impregnated with flame-resistant chemicals, we would have been left with a black skeleton," said Anna Oestman, a member of the city's goat committee.

In 2005, arsonists dressed as Santa Claus and the Gingerbread Man burned the goat to the ground.

The goat will now being stored in a secret location until next Christmas when it will be threatened again by arsonists and other giant straw goat haters. You can read more about the huge straw goat ritual here and here.

Posted on January 6, 2007

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