All around the world, people are preparing for the Christmas holiday, each in their own way. Across the globe and even throughout the United States, Christmas festivities can vary greatly.
Take Two's Libby Denkmann spoke with James Cooper about some of those traditions. He is a web designer from the U.K. and the creator of WhyChristmas.com, which captures Christmas traditions from across the globe.
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In a town called Gävle in the 1970's, a business man— to help promote tourism in the area— thought that he would erect a giant straw goat because the goat is a symbol of the Yule festivities, sort of their version of Christmas over in Sweden. He decided to erect this massive straw goat and it happens every year. It's 43 feet tall, believe it or not, and takes a few days to put up. But sadly now, it's become the target of arson and who can burn it down the fastest. This year, it lasted two days.
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