Romania - Carpathian mountains - A shepherd cuts sheep's cheese at the Measurement of the Milk festival in Maramures

A shepherd cuts sheep's cheese at the Measurement of the Milk festival, Botiza, Maramures, Romania. The Measurement of the Milk festivals take place at the beginning of May, when the shepherds bring the flocks, which have spend a few days grazing in the hills, to meet the villagers at a clearing where the measurement will take place. The sheep are milked by their owners, and the yield of each family’s animals measured to determine the quota of cheese that they will receive during that season.

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A shepherd cuts sheep's cheese at the Measurement of the Milk festival, Botiza, Maramures, Romania. The Measurement of the Milk festivals take place at the beginning of May, when the shepherds bring the flocks, which have spend a few days grazing in the hills, to meet the villagers at a clearing where the measurement will take place. The sheep are milked by their owners, and the yield of each family’s animals measured to determine the quota of cheese that they will receive during that season.