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Transhumanica Sheep Festival: In pictures

Shepherd guiding his herd of sheep through the streetsGetty Images

The streets of Madrid were filled with sheep this weekend as shepherds guided their flocks through Spain's capital Madrid.

Sheep passing through the streets of central MadridGetty Images

More than a thousand sheep and goats filled the streets as part of an annual traditional Spanish festival called Transhumance.

Hundreds of sheep and goats walking through the streets of MadridGetty Images

The event allows shepherds to use traditional routes to move their livestock from northern Spain to more southerly pastures for winter grazing.

Close up of sheep walking through the streetsGetty Images

The route would have taken them through quiet countryside a few centuries ago, but today sees them walk through the busy city.

Young boy dressed in traditional Spanish costumeGetty Images

Shepherds dressed in traditional costumes accompany their flocks with folk music and dancing.

Close up of a sheep wearing a neck bellEPA

The sheep walk to the sound of their jangling neck bells.

Local people watching thousands of sheep walking through the street.Reuters

Large crowds of people FLOCKED to the streets to welcome back the festival, which was cancelled last year because of coronavirus.