A local resident blocks the road with a plank to get a free shot of vodka and celebrate the final day of the autumn 'redyk', a centuries-old highlander tradition marking the end of the grazing season by descending sheep from the mountains, as shepherd Krzysztof Bachleda-Curus leads sheep in the village of Banska Nizna, Lesser Poland region, on October 22, 2024. The way from summer pastures to wintering grounds often lasts several days and even a week, during which shepherds and their sheep cover dozens or even hundreds of kilometers. (Photo by Sergei GAPON / AFP)