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Sheep flock to Madrid’s streets on ancient herding route

October 22, 2023580 Views

Bleating sheep replaced beeping cars on Madrid's streets on Sunday, as shepherds guided their flocks through the city centre following ancient herding routes to southerly pastures for the winter. Women have their picture taken next to a flock of sheep during the annual parade on the streets of Madrid, as shepherds demand to exercise their right to use traditional migration routes for their livestock from northern Spain to winter grazing pasture land in southern Spain, in Madrid, Spain October 22, 2023. REUTERS/Susana Vera The annual event was revived in 1994 as part of Madrid's annual Fiesta de la Trashumancia, after the Spanish parliament recognised the traditional routes used to herd livestock. Once they passed through quiet countryside, but on Sunday the shepherds, many of who...

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Sheep take over Madrid’s streets as they head for winter pastures

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October 23, 2022140 Views

Sheep replaced cars on the streets of Madrid on Sunday, as shepherds following ancient herding routes led their flocks through the centre of the Spanish capital to southerly pastures for winter grazing. Locals and tourists lined the route and watched as thousands of sheep walked through the city, the bells around their necks providing a noisy soundtrack. A flock of sheep are herded past the Santa Cruz Palace during the annual sheep parade, during which shepherds exercise their right to use traditional migration routes for their livestock from northern Spain to winter grazing pasture land in the southern areas of the country, on the streets of Madrid, Spain, October 23, 2022. REUTERS/Violeta Santos Moura The annual event was revived in 1994 as part of Madrid's annual Fiesta de la ...