The Yule Goat is an ancient Northern European symbol of the midwinter solstice, a time when the veil between the worlds is at its thinnest. The practice of dressing up like a horned goat for Christmas has many examples in Scandinavian history, though only echoes remain. Friend of the show and historian of religion Rune Hjarnø Rasmussen has for the past few years aimed to remake a new tradition. Inspired by animism, carneval, Krampus processions in the Alps and samba he has started a Yule Goat Parade in the center of Copenhagen which this year will take place on the 16th of December. We talk to him and mask actor Petter Madegård about the thoughts behind the parade, the old concept of beings of darkness bringing the light at the turning point of the year, and the importance of renegotiating your relationship with the absolute Other. Videos from the Yule Goat parade in Copenhagen https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iqza3EUH0cM https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9vREcF1Cb-I&t=1s Nordic Animism https://nordicanimism.com/ PODCAST LINKS https://www.intheborderlands.com/ https://www.patreon.com/IntheBorderlands https://www.facebook.com/intheborderlands https://www.instagram.com/intheborderlands_podcast/ TORGRIM'S LINKS https://www.brittle.one/ https://www.facebook.com/kloverknekten https://www.instagram.com/kloverknekten/ MIKAEL'S LINKS https://smarturl.it/inanna https://www.facebook.com/mikael.oberg.performance.storyteller https://www.instagram.com/mikaelobergstoryteller/ REFERENCES Krampus/Percthen processions https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pmfQqyXHAeI https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QSKfdaCIuBM Lilith https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lilith Samhain https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Samhain Documentary film about Iceland: Enquête sur le monde invisible https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Investigation_into_the_Invisible_World Frau Holle https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frau_Holle Commedia dell'arte https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Commedia_dell%27arte Passion play https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Passion_Play Nativity play https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nativity_play Harlequin https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harlequin Folktale: Bearskin https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bearskin_(German_fairy_tale) Gospel of Matthew https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gospel_of_Matthew Vafþrúðnir https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vaf%C3%BEr%C3%BA%C3%B0nism%C3%A1l Darshan https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Darshan_(Indian_religions) Odin https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Odin