Howdy!
New one for me, so I looked around:
"from mia"
http://www.santas.net/swedishchristmas.htm
http://www.twilightbridge.com/hobbie...straw_goat.htm

Back to quilting...
Ragmop/Sandy

"Kellie J. Berger" wrote in message
m...
not really sure what he symbolizes. But they are often found in front
yards or hanging on/around the Christmas tree. Usually tied with red
ribbon. Goats are evidently very important in Scandinavian history though.
And many of the "traditional" Christmas decorations I've seen are woven
from straw or carved from wood.
We had a Swedish exchange student back in 1980 and she brought some for
our tree that year, and for most years since we've had them out as
decorations. They are neat little guys!

-- kellie
bergerk at sbcglobal dot net
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"Denise G." wrote in message
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I've never seen a straw goat. What does he symbolize?

Denise in NH
My quilt guild:
www.amoskeagqg.org