Krampus: The Goat Knows What You Did
Ancient History Fangirl
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The Yule Goat
The yule goat may even be older than norse mythology. It's tied to an ancient indo european tradition where the last sheaf of grain from the harvest was believed to have magical properties. In ancient protoslavic tradition, the yule goat was an actual goat. The god of sun and the harvest, o vac was symbolized by a white goat. A person dressed up as a goat demanding presents? I think not.
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