Highlanders celebrate an opening of sheep grazing season in Lud?nierz, Poland - 21 Apr 2024
A priest blesses sheep and people as grazing season begins with traditional folklore and religious celebrations, called locally Redyk, in Tatra mountains in Lud?mierz. Redyk traditionally begins around 23 of April, a time when shepherds, locally called Baca, take flocks of sheep from villages uphill, away from civilization for the grazing season, which lasts about half a year. The beginning of the season is a festive time for the highlanders from Tatra. And this part of Karpaty as sheep farming historically is a major source of income for the region.