This year a drunk 25 year old student burnt down the goat. He caught fire himself and ran (bursting into flames) away from the site. The guy was taken by the police shortly after and had difficulty explaining why he had soot on his face as well as a lighter and an old newspaper in his pockets. After spending a night at the police station sleeping it off, he confessed his crime. Talk about a hard hangover... And yes, there is a video of him bursting into flames.
+Nathalie Jones and the best part is that the prosecutor let him go (awaiting trial of course) stating that there is little chance of repeating the offense :P well yeah it has already burnt down LoL
exactly, as a swede im pretty convinced this is some deep rooted call from our ancestors, blood memeory, inherited symbolic language. Im sure the gods laugh in Asgard every year as they inspire some random guy to burn it xD "who should we use this year to be our hero, and in what creative way" lol Hell Tor Hell Oden Hell Frej Hell Freja Hell Frigga Hell Siv
There was also an attempted helicopter heist in 2010 or so. They wanted to steal and airlift the thing to Stockholm. The plot was foiled when they tried bribing the guards around £4500 to "leave for 5 mins". Gotta admire their integrity. Can't say I wouldn't have taken the bribe.
The Santa & Gingerbread Man-vandals with the flaming arrow are the real MVPs.
They forgot to mention the year when the security cameras were hacked so they could burn it down unnoticed.
Trivia: There is a restaurant/nightclub named after these events. In Swedish it's called "Brända Bocken" which would translate to "The Burned Goat".
Var? Stockholm elle?
@@fappe908 no it's in Gävle
Forgot to mention that some people tried to kidnap the goat 2010 lol
and that one year it was stolen and found in someones yard or something😂
No christmas is complete if the goat hasn't been put to flames.
amen to that
I remember Tom Scott did a video about this goat.
This year a drunk 25 year old student burnt down the goat. He caught fire himself and ran (bursting into flames) away from the site. The guy was taken by the police shortly after and had difficulty explaining why he had soot on his face as well as a lighter and an old newspaper in his pockets. After spending a night at the police station sleeping it off, he confessed his crime. Talk about a hard hangover... And yes, there is a video of him bursting into flames.
+Nathalie Jones men länka den videon då!!
+Lorfmor Jag har sett den på en annan hemsida. Länka själv ;)
+sup yo better video www.aftonbladet.se/nyheter/krim/article22006266.ab
+Nathalie Jones and the best part is that the prosecutor let him go (awaiting trial of course) stating that there is little chance of repeating the offense :P well yeah it has already burnt down LoL
TheoK This&That It was all over the news! :)
Gotta sacrifice that goat the the mighty Thor ofc
Yepp Tors wagon is drawn by goats, and it may have something to do with the goats at christmas, not just the big one in gälve.
exactly, as a swede im pretty convinced this is some deep rooted call from our ancestors, blood memeory, inherited symbolic language. Im sure the gods laugh in Asgard every year as they inspire some random guy to burn it xD "who should we use this year to be our hero, and in what creative way" lol Hell Tor Hell Oden Hell Frej Hell Freja Hell Frigga Hell Siv
There was also an attempted helicopter heist in 2010 or so. They wanted to steal and airlift the thing to Stockholm. The plot was foiled when they tried bribing the guards around £4500 to "leave for 5 mins". Gotta admire their integrity. Can't say I wouldn't have taken the bribe.
Actually the Goat survived 17 times.
The goat just burned down again 😂
Pete Jskksk what?
Well, it survived a few hours this year.
Wasn't there supposed to be extra security and live surveillance?
... and the tradition lives on...
The goat didn't burn down in 2019 and look at 2020. The goat need to be sacrificed.
This year it burned down 🔥🔥🔥
Så jävla bra haha
2017 - The goat lived through Christmas! Wooooo!
2023 it was eaten by birds
2021 burned down, ending 5year streak of not burning
2015 The goat burned down!
+propellerscience and the guy set himself on fire by mistake as well. classic
In the 50 years its been up, its only survived 11 times
guess wht it got burnt down again
I did live in Gävle before 😄
burnt down again 2021 :D
Burned down last night (2021). Haven't burned since 2016 though.
our christmas traditions are weird ikr
Pause at 1:27
Holy shit
Haha crazy horse you might call it
+450asg looks like she is gonna eat somebody, lol
The worst part of this clip is how smug he looks after that non funny joke at 2:28
True story... :D
Gavvle
LOL
burnt down in 2021 and the vandal accidental showed his butt to the security camera while trying to get away
It not burn every year
But almost every year. =)
Close enough though... :( And it’s a shame, because it’s really pretty!
shit real in sweden
My guess i that the city of Gäfle does the burning itself - much publicity and tourists,,, just saying! :-)
+Håkan Söderholm The swedish equivalent of the 9/11 conspiracy theories :)
They should make it official, and make a proper tradition out of it.
Bock... the week.. Ill see myself out
I'm from Gävle (pronounced Jeavle) and its not a real christmas if the goat doesnt burn.
Goat burned down 2016....😒
But not 2017 ;)
It’s not a tradition
It's the best damn Christmas tradition we have in this country!
@@sebklovstrom Yeah especially as the penalty is up to 2 years prison and one guy was fined 80.000 swedish Kronor.