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# 69 •OCTOBER 5 , 2015
every year during the last
days of September, is a ritual - and an appointment
- as old as the world: every
year the cows, in retreat in
the summer pastures, with
the end of the summer get
down to the valley.
Years ago this meant a significant change of life
and habits for farming families, who left the mountains with the cattle, settling back into their homes
in the valley.
This, then as now, was celebrated with the "Great
Feast of Desmontegar".
The evocative event has
not undergone changes
over the years: all the
cattle are adorned with
necklaces of flowers and
tree branches and the
most beautiful cows get
precious bells and are beautifully decorated.
Then, the cows are paraded through the streets
of the villages of the Valle del Primiero, where the
people who attends the
event will be able to taste
the best products of the
valley and greet the arrival
of the mild autumn.
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