A Thousand Sheep And A Hundred Goats Cross The Center Of Madrid In The Xxviii Feast Of The Transhumance

MADRID, SPAIN - OCTOBER 24: Men play dulzainas during the celebration of the 28th Transhumance Festival on October 24, 2021, in Madrid, Spain. 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 A. Perez Meca/Europa Press via Getty Images)