Europe welcomes autumn (PHOTOS)
Autumn leaves are pictured on October 11, 2012 in Duisburg, north western Germany.
Autumn settled across Europe, bringing with it traditional festivals and nature's colors and rhythms.
One of the spectacles seen in the fall is the traditional "cattle descent" in Switzerland, where hundreds of cows descend from their Alpine pastures after the summer months, according to Yahoo News.
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