MADRID, Oct 23 — Bleating sheep replaced beeping cars on Madrid’s streets on Sunday, as shepherds guided their flocks through the city centre following ancient herding routes...
People watch a flock of sheep at Puerta del Sol square 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.
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 whom wore traditional dress, had to cross some of the busiest areas of the city, including the Puerta del Sol, one of Madrid’s main squares.“I really didn’t expect this in the city, in the capital. This reminds me of my village,” said student Ana Sar, from Mallorca.
“It’s amazing,” said Sandra Van Arkelem, 57, from the Netherlands “So many people are joining and enjoying it”. — Reuters
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