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Fête de la transhumance on the Aubrac
On the Sunday nearest 25 May, decorated Aubrac cows walk up to the summer pastures of the plateau, with villages lining the way.
Cattle at Fête de la transhumance on the Aubrac
The Aubrac is a high plateau of granite and volcanic rock in the south of the Massif Central, and its herds spend the summer on the open grassland above the villages. Every year, on the Sunday closest to 25 May, the feast of St Urban, the herders walk their cows up from the valleys to the pastures in a festival of transhumance centred on Saint-Chély-d'Aubrac. The cows are decked with flags, flowers and large bells, and the leaders wear wreaths. Visitors come in thousands to watch them pass, and the day ends with aligot, the plateau's dish of potato and young cheese, in the village halls.
Also part of it, and being written: Aubrac cattle (The fawn, black-eyed cow of the plateau.).
Written by the EveryCow desk with AI assistance. Background: "Aubrac" on Wikipedia. Customs differ from place to place and family to family. If this is your tradition and we have it wrong, tell us.