Yule goat

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• Since the 1960's, the Yule goat became a popular Christmas decoration to the point it was used to decorate Christmas trees.

• 1. During the 1960's, the Yule goat began to represent prosperity and was commonly placed in town squares as a festive statue.

• 1. Since the 1960's, the Yule goat was replaced by Santa Claus as the central figure of Christmas in Scandinavian countries.

• 1. Since the 1960's, the Yule goat has been primarily used as a symbol for harvest festivals rather than Christmas.

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• 1. The Yule of Gavle is a modern tradition where people race to build the fastest Yule goat from straw.

• 1. Yule goat contests became less popular as people began focusing on decorating Christmas trees instead.

• 1. People like to do Yule goat contests. The bigger, the better. As they got bigger, the Yule of Gavle was born.

• 1. The Yule goat contests focus on crafting the most intricate and colorful designs rather than size.

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• The idea of the largest Yule goat was introduced in 1966 to celebrate the 100th anniversary of Swedish independence.

• 1. In 1966, the idea for the biggest Yule goat in the world was born to attract more customers in the shops during the Christmas celebrations.

• 1. In 1966, the Yule goat tradition was revived by a local artist who built a goat for display in Stockholm.

• 1. The 1st December, a goat of 13 metres high and 7 meters large was built in Gavle.

• 1. In December 1966, a 13-meter-tall Yule goat was built in Gavle as part of a competition between Scandinavian towns.

Explain what happen to the Yule goat every year and how it became a tradition.