National event to mark organic dairy cattle’s release from winter barns has been online only since 2020
Rural Denmark will come to a standstill on Sunday when for the first time in three years its inhabitants will be able to stand in a field in large numbers to watch the moment when Denmark’s 200,000 organic cows are let out of their barns for “summer” to graze on grass – an event so exciting that the creatures run, leap, buck and “dance” with joy.
Økodag, or dancing cow day, as it is affectionately known, marks the start of the outdoor season for all organic cows in Denmark. Children scramble up hay bales to get a better view and parents hold camera phones poised to capture the magic at midday precisely when the cows are released nationwide.
Continue reading...source https://www.theguardian.com/world/2022/apr/09/danes-revel-in-dancing-cow-day-for-first-time-since-covid-outbreak
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