It is now stored in a secret location. Burned down on the morning of Christmas Day. In 1999 the goat burned a few hours after being built. * When "USA Today" reported the burning of the Gävle goat on 2005-12-04, [cite news|work=USA Today|url=http://www.usatoday.com/news/offbeat/2005-12-04-christmas-goat_x.htm|title=Vandals burn giant Christmas straw goat in Sweden, again|date=2005-12-04|author=The Associated Press] it was side by side with the trial of Saddam Hussein and other top headlines. The history of the second goat began in 1971 when the Southern Merchants got tired of having their expensive goat vandalised and decided not to build one again. In 2001 the goat burned on 23 December. Over the following 7 years there were no further attempts on the world record, but there was some bad feeling between the Natural Science Club and the Southern Merchants, evidenced by the fact that the Natural Science Club put up a sign near their goat wishing a Merry Christmas to everyone, except the Southern Merchants.In 1993 the Southern Merchants once again announced that they were going to attempt the world record. Financial contributions from the public were raised to rebuild a goat that was burned down in January. No new goat was built. Rebuilt to be standing before the 550th anniversary of Gävle county. Green Eggs and Ham (TV series) (814 words) exact match in snippet view article mysterious "B.A.D.G.U.Y.S." *1989 Again, the goat burned down before it was assembled. The perpetrator, who was from Hofors, Gästrikland, was found and convicted of vandalism. *1998 Burned down on 11 December, even though there was a major blizzard. On the evening of Hedman's birthday, January 9, he and the other residents of the village burned it down.ReferencesFootnotes* imdb title|id=0099142|title=Black Jack Further reading * — a videography of "the Gävleners’ relation to Christmas, the bock and its destruction"* External links * [http://www.gavle.se/gavlebocken/ Official web site of the Gävle Goat] swe icon* [http://www.gd.se/gdbilder/nyhetsvideo/nyhetsvideo.jsp?article=67645 The second erection of the 2005 Gävle Goat] Video swe icon* [http://hem.passagen.se/nf1/bock/bock.htm Julbocken article on Naturvetenskapliga Föreningen site] swe icon* [http://www.christmasgoat.se/ Information about the goat and a webcam] (in English)* [http://www.merjuligavle.se/merjuligavle/mjig_Bocken.aspx?id=52 Goat's blog and webcams], The Christmas season of 2006 marked the 40th anniversary of the Gävle Goat, and, on Sunday, 3 December, the city held a large celebration in honor of the goat. Because the fire station is close to the location of the goat, most of the time the fire can be extinguished before the robust wooden skeleton is severely damaged. The Gävle Goat was burnt on the 3rd and the weekend escalated into a frenzy of copycat goat-burning. [ cite news|title=Lillbocken lågornas rov|publisher=Gefle Dagblad|language=Swedish|date=2006-12-21 ] [ cite news|title=Lilla bocken brändes ned i natt |publisher=Arbetarbladet|language=Swedish|url=http://www.arbetarbladet.se/local_article.php?id=472580&avdelning_2=101|date=2006-12-20 ] On the night of 25 December, a drunken man managed to climb up on the goat. [ cite web|title=The Gävle goat timeline|url=http://www.soderskopman.se/historia.html ] *1967 Nothing happened. Financial contributions from the public were raised to rebuild a goat that was burned down in January. The claims were not generally given much credit: even the chief of the Gävle fire brigade expressed his doubts. The construction of the goat was carried out by the fire department, and they erected the goat each year from 1966 to 1970 and from 1986 to 2002. The Gävle Goat was burnt on December 3 and the weekend escalated into a frenzy of copycat goat-burning. *1973 N/A*1974 Burned. From this point on there were two goats built, the Southern Merchants' and the School of Vasa's. The history of the second goat began in 1971 when the Southern Merchants got tired of having their expensive goat vandalised and decided not to build one again. It was built again. Ironically, considering its later history, the design of the first goat was assigned to his brother Jesper Gavlén, who at that time was the chief of the Gävle fire department. The Christmas season of 2006 marked the 40th anniversary of the Gävle Goat, and, on Sunday, 3 December, the city held a large celebration in honor of the goat. That goat escaped with only minor burn marks on the legs. The Gävle Goat is a giant version of the Yule Goat, erected every year in the Swedish city of Gävle. *1991 This year the goat was joined by an advertising sled, that turned out to be illegally built. The claims were not generally given much credit: even the chief of the Gävle fire brigade expressed his doubts. In March 1990 another goat was built, this time for the shooting of a Swedish motion picture called "Black Jack". This was also the year when the Goat Committee was founded. The latter was rebuilt, and burned down on 20 December. [cite news|title=Weird ritual of the burning goat|publisher=BBC News|date=2005-12-04|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/europe/4497408.stm ] *1988 Nothing happened to the goat this year, but gamblers were for the first time able to gamble on the fate of the goat with English bookmakers. The Southern Merchants' goat survived New Year's Eve and was taken down on 2 January. [ cite news|title=The unburnable goat says thanks|publisher=Arbetarbladet|language=Swedish|url=http://www.arbetarbladet.se/local_article.php?id=476327&avdelning_1=101&avdelning_2=101|date=2007-01-03 ] *2007 According to the Southern Merchant's goat, his little brother – the Natural Science Club's goat – was toppled on 13 December. The Gävle Goat (Swedish: Gävlebocken, Swedish pronunciation: [ˈjɛ̌ːvlɛbɔkːɛn]) is a traditional Christmas display erected annually at Slottstorget (Castle. On 1966-12-01 a 13 metre (42½ foot) tall, 7 metre (23 ft) long, 3 tonne goat was erected in the square. *1994 Nothing happened. The Visby goat on Gotland burned down, the Yule Goat in Söderköping, Östergötland was torched, and there was an attack on a goat located in Lycksele, Västerbotten. This was the first time that it was guarded by webcams. The creator of the original 1966 goat, Stig Gavlén, thought that the Natural Science Club's goat had unfairly won the title of the largest Yule Goat because the goat was not as attractive as the Southern Merchants' goat and the neck was overly long. *1999 Burned down only a couple of hours after it was erected. Officially the city says that it does not support the burnings. It was later rebuilt to be taken to Stockholm as a part of protest campaign against the closing of the I 14 Infantry Regiment. :Number of goats run over includes goats run over by motorized vehicle.In popular culture* A week before the burning of the Gävle Goat in 2005 a couple of pictures started to circulate on the internet community Lunarstorm. The pictures showed a group of people standing in front of the goat holding burning torches. *1993 Once more the goat was featured in the Guinness Book of Records. "Most Wanted", which has been running since 1990, shows reconstructions of serious crimes committed in Sweden and requests assistance from the public in solving them. Burnt by unknown vandals reportedly dressed as Santa and the. *1987 A heavily fireproofed goat was built. The Goat Committee's faith in the fireproofing for the 2006 goat led them to cut down the guard and furthermore, they boldly claimed that "the goat will never burn again". The Natural Science Club's goat got tossed in the Gävle river. The Natural Science Club's Yule Goat that year measured 14.9 m (49 ft), which earned them another place in the Guinness Book of World Records. Every year since 1966, the residents of Gävle… *1989 Again, the goat burned down before it was assembled. In a memorable scene, the Swedish actor Reine Brynolfsson climbs up on the goat (outrageously drunk) and stands on top of it screaming that he is going to torch it, which he then does. The Natural Science Club's goat was burned down as well. The Natural Science Club's goat was also burned down this year. The court also confiscated Jones's cigarette lighter with the argument that he clearly was not able to handle it. The perpetrator of the three attacks was caught and sent to jail. *2006 On the night of 15 December at 03:00, someone tried to set fire to the goat by dousing the right front leg in petrol. *2000 Burned down a couple of days before New Year's Eve. *1968 The goat survived. *1970 The goat burned down only six hours after it was assembled. Two very drunk teenage children were connected with the crime. *1996 Nothing happened. * The Department of Tourism in Gävle gets bombarded with e-mails from all over the world questioning whether the city supports the burning of the Gävle Goat. The Natural Science Club's goat burned down the same night. Officially the city says that it does not support the burnings. The lower part of the right leg was scorched, but the rest of the goat failed to light. :Number of goats run over includes goats run over by motorized vehicle.In popular culture* A week before the burning of the Gävle Goat in 2005 a couple of pictures started to circulate on the internet community Lunarstorm. *2000 Burned down a couple of days before New Year's Eve. After Jones was released from prison he went straight back to the US without paying his fine. However, he was rebuilt. *1995 A Norwegian was arrested for attempting to burn down the goat. *1979 The goat was burnt even before it was erected. It re-emerged on 29 November 2007, with re-construction finished on 30 November 2007.The Gävle Goat and the Natural Science Club's Yule GoatSince 1986 there have always been two Yule Goats built in Gävle: the Gävle Goat (that of the Southern Merchants) and the initially smaller Yule Goat built by the Natural Science Club of the School of Vasa. The goat received only minor damage. The goat was inaugurated on 3 December. [11] The price tag for constructing the goat in 2005 was around 100,000 Swedish kronor. Tony Nordin/CC BY-SA 3.0. For the hip hop band, see Arsonists (rap group). [ cite news|title=They didn't burn the goat|publisher=Gefle Dagblad|language=Swedish|date=2005-12-06 |url=http://www.gd.se/Article.jsp?article=68276 ] * The Gävle Goat had a significant part in the Swedish motion picture "BlackJack" fn|1, directed by Colin Nutley. In 1998 the goat burned on 11 December, despite a snowstorm. The goat stood 10.5 metres (34 ft) when completed. To everybody's surprise their goat only measured 10.5 m (34½ ft) when completed. *2001 Goat set on fire on 23 December by Lawrence Jones, a 51-year-old visitor from Cleveland, Ohio, who spent 18 days in jail and was subsequently convicted and ordered to pay 100,000 Swedish kronor in damages. The lower part of the right leg was scorched, but the rest of the goat failed to light. Was rebuilt. Over the following 7 years there were no further attempts on the world record, but there was some bad feeling between the Natural Science Club and the Southern Merchants, evidenced by the fact that the Natural Science Club put up a sign near their goat wishing a Merry Christmas to everyone, except the Southern Merchants. The creator of the original 1966 goat, Stig Gavlén, thought that the Natural Science Club's goat had unfairly won the title of the largest Yule Goat because the goat was not as attractive as the Southern Merchants' goat and the neck was overly long. Pan was a very lustful god, nearly all of the myths involving him had to do with him chasing nymphs. Officially the city says that it does not support the burnings. 2000 Burnt down a couple of days before New Year’s Eve. As of 2006 it is still unpaid. The goat is a member of the animal family Bovidae and the subfamily Caprinae, meaning it is closely related to the sheep. In earlier years when the goat had been fireproofed, the dew had made the liquid drip off the goat. *1986 The merchants of Gävle decided they were willing to build the goat once again. Due to the positive reaction their Yule Goat received that year, they built another one the following year and from then on.cite web|url=http://hem.passagen.se/nf1/bock/bock.htm|title=Julbocken|publisher=Naturventeskapliga Föreningen|language=Swedish|accessdate=2006-08-26] Until 1985 the Southern Merchants held the world record for the largest Yule Goat, but over the years the Natural Science Club's goat increased in size, and in 1985 their Yule Goat finally made it into the Guinness Book of Records with an official height of 12.5 m (41 ft). With help from several financial contributors the goat was reassembled, this time out of lake reed.cite news|url=http://www.sploid.com/news/2005/12/santa_torched_t.php|title=Santa torched the giant goat!|date=2005-12-04|work=Sploid] *1971 The Southern Merchants got tired of the continual burning of their goats and stopped building them. The Christmas season of 2006 marked the 40th anniversary of the Gävle Goat, and, on Sunday, 3 December, the city held a large celebration in honor of the goat. The Natural Science Club say that they will not attempt a new world record as long as the Southern Merchants do not either.Nowadays the Natural Science Club's goat is smaller than the record-holding goat, and it is also smaller than the Southern Merchants' Gävle Goat.Timeline*1966 Stig Gavlén came up with the idea of a giant goat made out of straw. Sprayed with water to create a coating of ice. Also, it is said that one night a couple made love inside the goat. Це гігантська версія фігурки традиційного шведського різдвяного козла зроблена з соломи. The police suspected that they could be involved in the burning a week later, so they appealed for assistance in the media. After Jones was released from prison he went straight back to the US without paying his fine. *1975 N/A*1976 Local raggare ran the goat over with a car.cite news|title=Vandals Burn Swedish Christmas Goat, Again|author=The Associated Press|date=2005-12-04|location=Stockholm|publisher=The Washington Post|url=http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2005/12/04/AR2005120400225.html] *1977 N/A*1978 Again, the goat was kicked to pieces. They just wanted a picture taken for their internet site and had not remembered that the webcams also took pictures. 1969. The creator of the original 1966 goat, Stig Gavlén, thought that the Natural Science Club's goat had unfairly won the title of the largest Yule Goat because the goat was not as attractive as the Southern Merchants' goat and the neck was overly long. International holidays December 8 – Immaculate Conception. * Sven Bergvall and Jacob Östberg's videography "Burning Bock" (2005) won the "peoples choice" award at the 2005 Association for Consumer Research (ACR) conference and film festival in San Antonio, Texas, USA. From this point on there were two goats built, the Southern Merchants' and the School of Vasa's. The Gävle Goat (known in Swedish as the Julbocken i Gävle or Gävlebocken) is a giant version of a traditional Swedish Yule Goat figure made of straw that is located at Slottstorget ("Castle Square") in central Gävle. *1987 A heavily fireproofed goat was built. [19][20], The Christmas season of 2006 marked the 40th anniversary of the Gävle Goat, and, on Sunday 3 December, the city held a large celebration in honor of the goat. As of 2005 that goat still holds the world record since there have been no further attempts to beat it. It is a giant version of a traditional Swedish Yule Goat figure made of straw. They just wanted a picture taken for their internet site and had not remembered that the webcams also took pictures. The Natural Science Club's goat was burned down as well. The Natural Science Club's goat was also burned down this year. The police suspected that they could be involved in the burning a week later, so they appealed for assistance in the media. It was destroyed and broken into pieces. As of 2005 that goat still holds the world record since there have been no further attempts to beat it. The Natural Science Club say that they will not attempt a new world record as long as the Southern Merchants do not either. A 26-year-old man fleeing the scene with a singed face, smelling of gasoline, and holding a lighter in his hand was arrested. Before the police arrived on the scene the man climbed down and disappeared. *1985 The 12.5 m (41 ft) tall goat of the Natural Science Club was featured in the Guinness Book of Records for the first time. Gävlebocken has become famous for being destroyed in arson attacks. Despite security measures and the nearby presence of a fire station, the goat has been burned to the ground most … Even though the goat was enclosed by a 2 m (6.5 ft) high metal fence, guarded by Securitas and even soldiers from the Gävle I 14 Infantry Regiment, it was burned down in January. The Natural Science Club's goat was burned on the night of 24 December. As of 2005 that goat still holds the world record since there have been no further attempts to beat it. *1968 The goat survived. The perpetrator of the three attacks was caught and sent to jail. 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