Farmers and their cattle on a float, make their way over the Koenigs lake during the so-called "Almabtrieb", the return from the mountain pastures, on October 1, 2016 in a valley near Schoenau village, in the German Alps, southern Germany.
During the traditional "Almabtrieb" annual event, cow herds are brought in autumn from alpine pastures, where they stay during the summer, to their stables in the valley.  / AFP / CHRISTOF STACHE        (Photo credit should read CHRISTOF STACHE/AFP/Getty Images)