[Mekatra]

So the Yule goat is a Scandinavian tradition believed to harken back to pagan days (goats show up A LOT in old Scandi myth.) Also supposedly Santa rides a goat instead of a sleigh.. there's a lot of "where did this come from?" and "shhh shut up and enjoy the holiday" going on here

There is a town in Sweden that has a giant one that tends to get burned down every year. You should google the Gävle Yule Goat becase it is a WILD story.


Anyway about hiding the goat in a friend's house is that you're supposed to make a small one and smuggle it into a friend's house without them catching you. Then when they find the darn thing they're supposed to smuggle it into the house of someone else. Sort of like a slow weird goat version of hot potato.