You're kidding! Sweden's Christmas Goat burns within hours of assembly

Security was stepped up this year for Sweden's Christmas Goat - a giant decorative goat made of straw and wood - but it did not last long on its 50th anniversary.

You're kidding! Sweden's Christmas Goat burns within hours of assembly

Security was stepped up this year for Sweden's Christmas Goat - a giant decorative goat made of straw and wood - but it did not last long on its 50th anniversary.

The straw goat, an annual Yuletide tradition in the city of Gavle since 1966, went up in flames just hours after it was inaugurated on Sunday.

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