I was doing a Google search on Gävle and was suprised to see that the recent burning of the Christmas bocken made the Washington Post: Vandals Burn Swedish Christmas Goat, Again. Ira identified a couple inaccuracies in the AP report. She said Gävle is 180 km north of Stockholm, not 150 km, and that one of the men seen running from the scene of the crime was not just wearing a Father Christmas mask, but an entire costume. Moreover, the other man was dressed as a gingerbread man.
In any event, I'm pleased to report that the town has since erected a new bokken. We'll see if it remains standing throughout the holiday season. I'll try to snap a photo to post here before it burns.
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