{"id":3176,"date":"2017-11-21T10:02:47","date_gmt":"2017-11-21T15:02:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ugagreenway.wordpress.com\/?p=3176"},"modified":"2021-07-22T14:36:41","modified_gmt":"2021-07-22T18:36:41","slug":"thankful-for-cows-with-bells-and-flowers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/site.extension.uga.edu\/greenway\/2017\/11\/21\/thankful-for-cows-with-bells-and-flowers\/","title":{"rendered":"Thankful for Cows with Bells and Flowers"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

I am thankful for the opportunity I had in September to enjoy the wonderful tradition of cows descending from pastures in the Austrian, German and Swiss alps. For many years cows, sheep, goats and horses have spent summers grazing on the alps. As the weather turns cold, they are herded down to the valley amidst great ceremony, celebration, and clanking of bells. This is referred to as Almabtrieb in Austria, Viehscheid in the Allg\u00e4u region, and Alpabzug in Switzerland. I visited six parades of cattle and the one in Haldensee had the most decorative headdresses.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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