Highlanders celebrate an opening of sheep grazing season in Poland

Highlanders in their traditional clothes attend a Holy Mass in Sanctuary of Our Lady of Ludźmierz as grazing season begins with traditional folklore and religious celebrations, called locally Redyk, in Tatra mountains in Ludźmierz, Southern Poland on April 21, 2024. 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.