Last Sunday, shepherds lead more than 3000 sheep though the streets of Madrid, in the defense of the free migration rights these shepherds have been guaranteed. Modern Madrid sits right in the middle of migration routes for shepherds to lead their sheep from the cold highlands to graze in warmer parts of Spain for the winter. These routes have existed for over 800 years, and now each fall farmers bring their sheep though the busy streets of Madrid as a preservation of these traditions.
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