Alp-drifted off (drive from the mountain pasture)
In the Bavarian alpine region there are at present about 1200 Alps, partially in the possession of individual farmer families are and partly than cooperative Alps to be managed. The Alp cattle grow up in the rough climate of the mountains particularly durably and healthy. The young cattle and partly also milk cattle, pull in the early summer (around Whitsuntide) with their Herdsmen for approximately 100 days into the high situations of the Allgäuer mountains, with fresh air and strong fodder.

In the autumn, before the first snow in the high situations draws in, all animals are brought back in the valley. This also “Viehscheid” called and takes place at different times, since it is strongly weather dependent, but up to 30.September is carried out the Alp drift (Souvenirs). Then the Alp hut of the herdsmen (Senn) becomes and/or. herdswoman (Sennerin) to winterise made and did not have the alpine a good year and the cattle experienced wrong, the cows are festively decorated (in the general-outer only the guidance cow receives a head decoration) and brought with bell and clip sound (which the Demons on the drift way to drive out is) in the valley and at the separating place the individual animals are separated from the herd and handed over to its owners. „Cattle-separate “is the special conclusion of a Alp summer and in the process from two weeks one celebrates.