Each July, a million revelers pack into Pamplona, Spain, for the raucous Festival of San Fermín....
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THE RUNNING OF THE BULLS By: Joseph, Madison, Vivian, and Dixon
Each July, a million revelers pack into Pamplona, Spain, for the raucous Festival of San Fermín. They come to this proud town in the Pyrenees foothills
Each July, a million revelers pack into Pamplona, Spain, for
the raucous Festival of San Fermn. They come to this proud town in
the Pyrenees foothills for music, fireworks, and merrymaking. But
most of all, they come for the Running of the Bulls, when fearless
(or foolish) adventurers called mozos thrust themselves into the
path of six furious bulls.
Slide 4
People in Spain or Spaniards have celebrated The Running of the
bulls for 87 years.
Slide 5
As onlookers pack the side alleys, the runners jockey for a
favorable position on the street. For serious runners, this is like
surfing You hope to catch a good wave and ride it. A good run lasts
only 15 or 20 seconds. You know you are really running with the
bull when you feel the breath of the animal on your pants.
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The Running of the Bulls is celebrated july,6-14 each morning
at 8 oclock.
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The Running of the Bulls is celebrated in honor of a man named
San Fermin.
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It seems he was the son of the local head man when Pamplona was
just another city belonging to the great Roman Empire back in the
third century A.D. or thereabouts. A French Bishop -San Saturnine-
came down to bring the Good News to the local heathens. He did such
a good job on San Fermn that this guy decided to go up to France -
to Toulouse to do some more learning and to become a bishop. Then
he returned to help out with the good work that San Saturnine had
started and then after a period he went back up to France to spread
the word around the area of Amiens.
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Although they can wear anything, mozos traditionally dress in
white pants and shirts, with red bandanas tied around their necks
and waists. Two legends explain the red-and- white uniform: One
says its to honor San Fermn, a saint (white) who was martyred
(red); the other says that the runners dress like the butchers who
began this tradition. (The bulls are color-blind, so they dont
care.)
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At The Running of the Bulls they eat: churros tomato wine and
lots of water
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The running of the Bulls is celebrated in Pamplona, Spain.
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Each year, dozens of people are gored, trampled, or otherwise
injured during the event. A mozo who falls should never get up it's
better to be trampled by six bulls than to be gored by one. While
15 runners have been killed by bulls over the last century, far
more festival-goers have been impaired from overconsumption of
alcohol.
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People pick themselves up, and it's over. Boarded-up shops open
up, and the timber fences are taken down and stacked. As is the
ritual, participants drop into a bar immediately after the running,
have breakfast, and together watch the rerun of the entire
spectacle on TV all 131 seconds of it.
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In The Running of the Bulls the race lasts about two
minutes.
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Anyone can participate as long as theyre at least 18 years old.
Its FREE
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1. The presence on the route of minors under the age of 18, who
are absolutely excluded from the right to run or take part. 2.
Going beyond the police barriers which those in charge consider
advisable to put up for the smooth running of the race. 3. Entering
zones and places along the route to which access has been expressly
prohibited by officials. 4. Before the bulls are released, waiting
in corners, blind spots, doorways or premises located along the
route. 5. Keeping doors of shops or doorways of houses along the
route open, with the owners or tenants of the premises concerned
being responsible for ensuring this. 6. Remaining on the route in a
state of drunkenness, under the effect of drugs or engaging in any
other improper behavior. 7. Carrying objects deemed unsuitable for
the smooth running of the encierro (including any type of camera or
video camera). 8. Wearing clothes or footwear deemed unsuitable for
the race. 9. Provoking the bulls or attracting their attention in
any way and for any reason along the route or around the edge of
the bullring. 10. Running towards the bulls or running behind them.
11. Grabbing, harassing or mistreating the bulls or making it
difficult for anyone to leave the encierro during the capeas
(bullfights with young bulls). 12. Stopping along the route and
remaining on the fence, barriers or doorways in such a way as to
obstruct the race or hinder the defense of the runners. 13. Taking
photographs from the streets, fences or barriers without due
authorization. 14. Installing any elements that may encroach on the
horizontal, vertical or aerial space along the route, except by
express authorization of the mayors office.. 15. Any other act that
may hinder the normal progress of the encierro.