Flocks Of Sheep Move To Southern Pastures Before Winter Taking Over Madrid's Roads

<p><strong>New Delhi:</strong> The people of Madrid, Spain was treated to the sight of thousands of sheep walking through their ancient herding routes after it was cancelled last year due to Covid-19 on Sunday, reported Reuters.&nbsp;</p> <p>The annual event started in 1994 when herders will guide their flocks from northern pastures to more southernly pastures using the traditional routes before the harsh winters.&nbsp;</p> <p><img src="https://ift.tt/2ZlGG8D" width="758" height="532" /></p> <p><strong>ALSO READ: <span style="color: #e03e2d;"><a style="color: #e03e2d;" href="https://ift.tt/3CcPHzJ Pablo Picasso Works Fetch Over $100 Million At First-Of-Its-Kind Las Vegas Auction</a></span></strong></p> <p>A few centuries ago these streets would be quiet countryside but now it's a busy city.</p> <p class="Text__text___3eVx1j Text__dark-grey___AS2I_p Text__regular___Bh17t- Text__large___1i0u1F Body__base___25kqPt Body__large_body___3g04wK ArticleBody__element___3UrnEs" data-testid="paragraph-4">"It's marvellous. I come every year and this is the first year I've brought the children so it's amazing," said Graciela Gonzalez told Reuters.</p> <p class="Text__text___3eVx1j Text__dark-grey___AS2I_p Text__regular___Bh17t- Text__large___1i0u1F Body__base___25kqPt Body__large_body___3g04wK ArticleBody__element___3UrnEs" data-testid="paragraph-4"><img src="https://ift.tt/3CfOlE9" width="763" height="514" /></p> <p class="Text__text___3eVx1j Text__dark-grey___AS2I_p Text__regular___Bh17t- Text__large___1i0u1F Body__base___25kqPt Body__large_body___3g04wK ArticleBody__element___3UrnEs" data-testid="paragraph-4">These shepherds guided a flock of around 2,000 sheep through the streets of Madrid in defence of ancient grazing and migration rights increasingly threatened by urban sprawl.</p> <p class="Text__text___3eVx1j Text__dark-grey___AS2I_p Text__regular___Bh17t- Text__large___1i0u1F Body__base___25kqPt Body__large_body___3g04wK ArticleBody__element___3UrnEs" data-testid="paragraph-4">The sheep have bells dangling on their necks which jingle as they walk, the herders too wear their traditional herding clothes as they walk along with their flocks.</p> <p class="Text__text___3eVx1j Text__dark-grey___AS2I_p Text__regular___Bh17t- Text__large___1i0u1F Body__base___25kqPt Body__large_body___3g04wK ArticleBody__element___3UrnEs" data-testid="paragraph-4">The most excited is of course the children, who are more used to seeing traffic jams on the city streets enjoy the opportunity to get up close to the animals.</p> <p class="Text__text___3eVx1j Text__dark-grey___AS2I_p Text__regular___Bh17t- Text__large___1i0u1F Body__base___25kqPt Body__large_body___3g04wK ArticleBody__element___3UrnEs" data-testid="paragraph-4">Eight-year-old Carmen Iglesias was watching with her father and younger sister Noa, six told Reuters, "We can sometimes touch them,"</p> <p><strong>ALSO READ: <span style="color: #e03e2d;"><a style="color: #e03e2d;" href="https://ift.tt/3pynM9K President Tayyip Erdogan Declares Ambassadors From These 10 Countries 'Persona Non Grata'</a></span></strong></p>