"More Cowbell?" - Viehscheid in Oberstaufen

Every Spring young bovine are taken up the mountains near Oberstaufen to feed on the rich grass of the Bavarian Alps. In September they are brought back down again and go back to their owners for the winter. Viehscheid is the celebration of the cows returning from the Alps. Note the young boy carries a sign announce the Alp where the cows were kept and the lead cow wears a lovely headdress handmade from mountain flowers. There is a prize given for the best headdress. Also note the unusually large cowbells--these are used only for this special event and are not the same bells on the cows while they are on the mountain feeding. Some farms have to begin their journeys down the Alps as early as 3 or 4 in the morning. It is very hard work!

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• Viehscheid
• Oberstaufen
• Imberg
• Bavaria