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Swedish town erects giant Christmas goat
The Local - Sweden's News in English ^
| 11-27-11
| Geoff Mortimore
Posted on 11/28/2011 4:38:48 PM PST by afraidfortherepublic
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To: afraidfortherepublic
I don’t know is this is a religious custom, or a secular custom. I just cannot fathom the meaning of a straw goat, except that he’s cute and colorful. Does anybody know the background meaning of this custom?
To: afraidfortherepublic
It’s probably erected to please the muslims.
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posted on
11/28/2011 4:41:44 PM PST
by
353FMG
To: afraidfortherepublic
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posted on
11/28/2011 4:42:56 PM PST
by
mnehring
To: afraidfortherepublic
Who knows! It sure sounds like a fun tradition, though. Anyone want to make a sporting wager?
I have a few cans of whale meat stashed away that I can bet against something equally non-PC....
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posted on
11/28/2011 4:43:54 PM PST
by
Ronin
(If we were serious about using the death penalty as a deterrent, we would bring back public hangings)
To: afraidfortherepublic
Eventually, this is how we will conquer Sweden. Think Trojan horse.
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posted on
11/28/2011 4:48:53 PM PST
by
Winstons Julia
(Hello OWS? We don't need a revolution like China's; China needs a revolution like OURS.)
To: 353FMG
I'll let you tell Thor that you think the tradition was just to appease mooselimbs.
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posted on
11/28/2011 4:49:01 PM PST
by
mnehring
To: afraidfortherepublic
Aweenda shmure da Christmas goot!
To: 353FMG
No, Probably not. But I’d bet that it probably erects the Muslims and they please themselves.
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posted on
11/28/2011 4:53:46 PM PST
by
WorkingClassFilth
(Expiate your inner liberal racist guilt, but use your brain: Vote CAIN in 2012!)
To: 353FMG
“It’s probably erected to please the muslims.”
It’s actually sponsored by a mooslimb dating service...
Ewe Harmony..
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posted on
11/28/2011 4:54:33 PM PST
by
Stormdog
(A rifle transforms one from subject to Citizen)
To: afraidfortherepublic
The giant straw goat, which has been erected in the town's main square, Slottstorget, every year since 1966, undergoes a battle against the elements and local arsonists every year, which splits loyalties in the town. Half of the people take pride in the giant animal, while the other half take equal pride in attempting to burn it down. To date, the goat has been burnt down more times than it has survived the Christmas period.
Hilarious!
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posted on
11/28/2011 5:05:28 PM PST
by
Alex Murphy
(http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/religion/2703506/posts?page=518#518)
To: afraidfortherepublic
Beware the Swedes, even when they bring gifts.
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posted on
11/28/2011 5:20:18 PM PST
by
In veno, veritas
(Please identify my Ad Hominem attacks. I should be debating ideas.)
To: Slings and Arrows
To: afraidfortherepublic
Now to me, this is idolatry.
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posted on
11/28/2011 5:25:30 PM PST
by
Salvation
("With God all things are possible." Matthew 19:26)
To: afraidfortherepublic
This is so much fun! I watch every year. You to understand scandanavian traditions. I’ll explain later.
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posted on
11/28/2011 5:28:16 PM PST
by
prisoner6
(Right Wing Nuts bolt The Constitution together as the loose screws of the Left fall out!)
To: WesternCulture
What’s your take on the giant julbock?
To: afraidfortherepublic
It’s not even December and the Swedes have cabin fever. What are they going to do in February? Build a car and light it on fire? Oh, that’s right, that’s Chevy and the Volt.
Please pass the creamed herring.
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posted on
11/28/2011 6:08:19 PM PST
by
blueunicorn6
("A crack shot and a good dancer")
To: afraidfortherepublic
My mother's family is Swedish. It's just an old custom like these.
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posted on
11/28/2011 6:13:13 PM PST
by
rzman21
To: Salvation
You really need to learn the meaning of that word. It doesn’t mean what you think it means.
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posted on
11/28/2011 6:27:07 PM PST
by
Lurker
(The avalanche has begun. The pebbles no longer have a vote.)
To: mnehring
Well, that certainly explains it. I wonder if the expression “the old goat” (referring to an elder, male figure) is derived from this custom? I’ve never heard of this custom in the US. Do Swedish immigrants practice this?
BTW, my family traces its origins to Swedish immigrants (New Sweden near Philadelphia) to the 1640s. But Swedish customs have long since been forgotten and left behind.
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