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From Krampus to a KFC-fueled Christmas, here's a look at some of the world's most fascinating holiday traditions.

The Swedish city of Gävle is best known for erecting a 13-metre Christmas ‘goat’ every December – but naughty locals are hellbent on stealing their hometown’s defining feature. The tradition of ...

The world is a wide and wonderful place filled with centuries of traditions. While not everyone around the world celebrates ...

Holiday traditions differ around the world, from roller skating to morning mass, to eating fast food on Christmas Day ...

Since the 1960s, the city of Gävle in Sweden has annually built a towering Yule goat, and almost every year someone burns it down. Charred remains of the Natural Science Club’s Yule Goat, with the ...

The straw goat in Gävle will turn 50 years old on Christmas 2016. The municipality is planning a big party and the goat builders are working hard to make the goat extra nice. The big question is ...