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Madrid and sheep
It is now the capital of Spain, Madrid is a huge metropolis with a population of many millions, and complex infrastructure. And back in 1273, the year he was a tiny hamlet in which many grown sheep.
According to legend, it was from that time and there was a tradition of the annual parade of sheep. The essence of the parade is to simulate the long tradition of transhumance. In the hot sultry days, the shepherds watching their flocks on the hills at the foot of the mountains, and the winter came down to the lowlands, where the air temperature was more comfortable, and the sheep were more feed. Naturally, through the Madrid nobody surpasses the flock, but the tradition remains. Annual migration from north to south, was held this year the day before yesterday, 2 November 2014..
According to legend, it was from that time and there was a tradition of the annual parade of sheep. The essence of the parade is to simulate the long tradition of transhumance. In the hot sultry days, the shepherds watching their flocks on the hills at the foot of the mountains, and the winter came down to the lowlands, where the air temperature was more comfortable, and the sheep were more feed. Naturally, through the Madrid nobody surpasses the flock, but the tradition remains. Annual migration from north to south, was held this year the day before yesterday, 2 November 2014..
