A flock of sheep heads to the city center for the annual Transhumance Festival2021-10-25
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  • Madrid taken over by hundreds of sheep for annual festival on 24th October, 2021. Thousands of sheep passed through Madrid city centre on Sunday (October 24) for an annual event celebrating the right of shepherds to drive their livestock along ancient agricultural routes.(Photo by Juan Carlos Lucas/NurPhoto via Getty Images)
  • More than 1,000 sheep pass through Madrid city center forannual event known as La Fiesta de la Trashumancia (Transhumance Festival) in Madrid, Spain on October 24, 2021. The festival started in 1994 and is designed to pay homage to the area's rural heritage. (Photo by Oscar Gonzalez/NurPhoto via Getty Images)
  • A heard of sheep are guided through central Madrid, Spain, Sunday, Oct. 24, 2021. Shepherds guided sheep through the Madrid streets in defence of ancient grazing and migration rights that seem increasingly threatened by urban sprawl and modern agricultural practices. (Manu Fernandez)
  • MADRID, SPAIN - OCTOBER 24: Women wearing traditional clothes dance during the Transhumance Festival on October 24, 2021 in Madrid, Spain. The Transhumance Festival is a traditional event with thousands of sheep filling the main roads of the Spanish capital. Since 1994, the event has claimed to highlight the role of transhumance, the seasonal moving of livestock between pastures, and extensive livestock farming as tools for conserving biodiversity and fighting climate change. (Photo by Aldara Zarraoa/Getty Images)
  • MADRID, SPAIN - OCTOBER 24: A young shepherd guides a flock of sheep passes through the streets during the Transhumance Festival on October 24, 2021 in Madrid, Spain. The Transhumance Festival is a traditional event with thousands of sheep filling the main roads of the Spanish capital. Since 1994, the event has claimed to highlight the role of transhumance, the seasonal moving of livestock between pastures, and extensive livestock farming as tools for conserving biodiversity and fighting climate change. (Photo by Aldara Zarraoa/Getty Images)
  • MADRID, SPAIN - OCTOBER 24: Women wearing traditional clothes dance during the Transhumance Festival on October 24, 2021 in Madrid, Spain. The Transhumance Festival is a traditional event with thousands of sheep filling the main roads of the Spanish capital. Since 1994, the event has claimed to highlight the role of transhumance, the seasonal moving of livestock between pastures, and extensive livestock farming as tools for conserving biodiversity and fighting climate change. (Photo by Aldara Zarraoa/Getty Images)
  • MADRID, SPAIN - 2021/10/24: A flock of sheep and goats passing through the streets of Madrid during the celebration of the XXVIII Feast of the Transhumance.
A thousand Merino sheep and a hundred Retinta goats of the transhumant herd pass through the center of Madrid on Sunday during the 28th Feast of Transhumance. The transhumant herd, guided by the Association Transhumance and Nature and the Association Council of the Mesta, thus returns to the region after having spent this summer in the pastures of Northern Spain. The animals left on September 25 from Cervera de Pisuerga and Polentinos in the Cantabrian Mountains of Palencia. Their itinerary through the capital includes Calle Mayor, Puerta del Sol, Calle Alcala, Plaza de Cibeles, Paseo de Recoletos and Plaza de Colon. On Tuesday 26th the flock is expected to leave the capital, to go to Colmenarejo, where they will spend the winter. (Photo by Atilano Garcia/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images)
  • MADRID, SPAIN - 2021/10/24: Women dressed in traditional costumes seen during the celebration of the XXVIII Feast of the Transhumance in Madrid.
A thousand Merino sheep and a hundred Retinta goats of the transhumant herd pass through the center of Madrid on Sunday during the 28th Feast of Transhumance. The transhumant herd, guided by the Association Transhumance and Nature and the Association Council of the Mesta, thus returns to the region after having spent this summer in the pastures of Northern Spain. The animals left on September 25 from Cervera de Pisuerga and Polentinos in the Cantabrian Mountains of Palencia. Their itinerary through the capital includes Calle Mayor, Puerta del Sol, Calle Alcala, Plaza de Cibeles, Paseo de Recoletos and Plaza de Colon. On Tuesday 26th the flock is expected to leave the capital, to go to Colmenarejo, where they will spend the winter. (Photo by Atilano Garcia/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images)
  • MADRID, SPAIN - OCTOBER 24: Sheep are seen in Sol Square for the annual Transhumance Festival on October 24, 2021 in Madrid, Spain. The Transhumance Festival returns to the streets of Madrid, a traditional event with thousands of sheep filling the main roads of the Spanish capital. Since 1994, this event claims the role of transhumance and extensive livestock farming as a tool for conserving biodiversity and fighting climate change. (Photo by Marcos del Mazo/Getty Images)
  • MADRID, SPAIN - OCTOBER 24: Young kids are seen guiding a flock of sheep in the city center for the annual Transhumance Festival on October 24, 2021 in Madrid, Spain. The Transhumance Festival returns to the streets of Madrid, a traditional event with thousands of sheep filling the main roads of the Spanish capital. Since 1994, this event claims the role of transhumance and extensive livestock farming as a tool for conserving biodiversity and fighting climate change. (Photo by Marcos del Mazo/Getty Images)
  • MADRID, SPAIN - OCTOBER 24: A flock of sheep heads to the city center for the annual Transhumance Festival on October 24, 2021 in Madrid, Spain. The Transhumance Festival returns to the streets of Madrid, a traditional event with thousands of sheep filling the main roads of the Spanish capital. Since 1994, this event claims the role of transhumance and extensive livestock farming as a tool for conserving biodiversity and fighting climate change. (Photo by Marcos del Mazo/Getty Images)
  • MADRID, SPAIN - OCTOBER 24: A flock of sheep is seen passing by the Almudena Cathedral for the annual Transhumance Festival on October 24, 2021 in Madrid, Spain. The Transhumance Festival returns to the streets of Madrid, a traditional event with thousands of sheep filling the main roads of the Spanish capital. Since 1994, this event claims the role of transhumance and extensive livestock farming as a tool for conserving biodiversity and fighting climate change. (Photo by Marcos del Mazo/Getty Images)

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