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Nesselwang, Germany - September 16, 2015: The traditionally celebrated return of an herd of decorated cattles with cowherds from mountain pasture to their cowshed in valley is an event for tourists and is called - Almabtrieb or Viehscheid - in german language.

ceremonial and traditional driving down of cattle from the mountain pastures into the valley in autumn in the Allgäu Bavaria Germany

OBERMAISELSTEIN, BAVARIA / GERMANY - SEPTEMBER 23 2017: two men wearing lederhosen with adorned cattle at the traditional annual Almabtrieb / Viehscheid in Allgaeu

decorated cow for a festive alp returning - photo

Urnaesch, Appenzell Ausserrhoden, Switzerland-16. September 2023: Three farmers in traditional Swiss costumes bring themCowsback to the valley in a traditional procession called “Alpabzug”. The Alpfahrt is still an important festival day for farmers today. The cattle are ceremoniously driven into the valley. Early in the morning they set off on the long march into the valley. From far away you can hear the organ-like sound of the three coordinated bells of the herdsmen, the chirping of the herdsmen, the dull mooing and the poisonous barking of the Appenzeller mountain dog, which is popularly known as the Bläss.

A group of funny, young and curious cows on the pasture against blue sky, Brown Swiss

Cow, Domestic Cattle, Almauftrieb, Transhumance

Ceremonial driving down of cattle from the mountain pastures into the valley in autumn (Memhoelz, Bavaria, Germany, Octorber 03, 2019)Ceremonial driving down of cattle from the mountain pastures into the valley in autumn (Memhoelz, Bavaria, Germany, October 03, 2019)

Close-up portrait of a brown Swiss cow with traditional bell standing on a green alpine meadow near Seealpsee in Appenzell, Switzerland, with evergreen forest in the background.

cows on the annual transhumance at Charmey near Gruyeres, Fribourg zone on the Swiss alps

Cows parading through village of Gryon at traditional Swiss festival and parade celebrating the return of the cows from their summer pastures in the mountains to the plain, village of Gryon, Vaud, Switzerland, September 2024

Cows on an alpine meadow. The cows are living during the summer months at an altitude between 1100-1800m. Captured during summer season in the canton of glarus.

Two people carrying the sacrificial bull

Several cows grazing on the green pastures of the Austrian Alps with the mountaintops covered in thick fog

$Almabtrieb: Cows with flowers crowns: PUBLIC parade in Tux countryside Hintertux streets – Cattle drive in Zillertal alps, Tirol – Austria\n\nTux covers the higher and largest part of the Tuxertal, a side valley of the Zillertal that branches off at Mayrhofen. \nTux consists of the five villages of Vorderlanersbach, Lanersbach, Juns, Madseit, and Hintertux.\nThe Almabtrieb (in German language literally: drive from the mountain pasture) is an annual PUBLIC event in the alpine regions in Europe, referring to a cattle drive that takes place in late September or early October.\nDuring summer, all over the alpine regions cattle herds feed on alpine pastures (Almen in Austria or Germany, Alpen in Switzerland) high up in the mountains, a practice known as transhumance. In numbers, these amount to about 500,000 in Austria, 380,000 in Switzerland, and 50,000 in Germany.$

Ceremonial driving down of cattle from the mountain pastures into the valley in autumn (Memhölz Ortsteil Hupprechts, Bavaria, Germany, October 03, 2019)

Cows with floral headbands in field after traditional Swiss festival and parade celebrating the return of the cows from their summer pastures in the mountains to the plain, village of Gryon, Vaud, Swityerland, September 2024

A group of cattle is driven down into the valley by a farmer during the cattle drive in the Allgäu. The traditional farmer holds a staff in his hand.

Cows standing on a meadow and in a row. Hills in the background.

Decorated cows marching through a mountain village as spectators watch the traditional festival

Farmers with a herd of cows on the annual transhumance at Charmey near Gruyeres, Fribourg zone on the Swiss alps

Cow grazing in alpine meadow with tall evergreen trees in background. Rural farm animals in natural mountain landscape.

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