• Michael SpiesMichael SpiesGypsies on the move
    Suddenly total traffic jam
    Grilled chicken with thin pita breadYou eat sitting on your haunchesFresh pita bread straight from the ovenOranges by the van loadPommegranitesThe butcher elegantly skinning two sheepMotorcycles, vans, trucks and hundreds of annimalsGoats waiting for new ownersSheep huddling togetherProudly presenting his goatsSold by weightWeighing the dealHow much you want to pay for this big sheep?Within minutes the sheep have changed hands, are loaded onto the back of a van, and off they go

    A Morning at the Kuhdasht sheep market

    November 9, 2022 in Iran ⋅ ⛅ 16 °C

    Driving into Kudasht there is suddenly a total traffic jam, grill fires everywhere and hundreds of trucks and shepherds who have brought their sheep to the market. Hundreds, if not more.
    It is autumn and the nomads are coming down into the valleys with their flocks to pass the harsh winter. Part of the process is to reduce the number of animals they have to feed through the winter. That happens at the markets.
    It is chaos and nothing for the light hearted, with animals herding together, terrified, some running away and some being carried or dragged back to the scales where they are weighed and sold. Everywhere people with bundles of money closing deals. Around Fruit is being sold and meat grilled.
    In front of one hut a butcher slaughertered, skinned and prepared two sheep in about 30 minutes with an unbelievable elegance and skill.
    And then, one hour later, the trucks and vans leave again with their new loads.
    AN UNBELIEVABLE SPECTACLE!    Read more