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A running of the bulls (Spanish: encierro, from the verb encerrar, 'to corral, to enclose'; Occitan: abrivado, literally 'haste, momentum'; Catalan: bous al carrer 'bulls in the street', or correbous 'bull-runner') is an event that involves running in front of a small group of bulls, typically six [1] but sometimes ten or more, that have been ...
Jul 9, 2023 · The Running of the Bulls during the festival of San Fermín has started in Pamplona in Spain but what is the annual tradition all about, is it safe and why is it controversial?
The Running of the Bulls occurs every July 7th-14th in Pamplona, Spain. 6 Spanish fighting bulls, along with 6 steer, run from the Corrales de Santo Domingo to Pamplona’s Plaza de Toros bullfight arena. Over 1 million spectators watch thousands of runners over the 8 days of the San Fermín Festival.
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- The most famous ‘running of the bulls’ event takes place in Pamplona. While there are many bull-runs across Spain, the most famous occurs in Pamplona – the capital of Navarre, a Spanish chartered community.
- The festival isn’t all about the bulls. When it comes to the famous Running of the Bulls in Pamplona, there is actually much more to it than just the bull-running event.
- Bull-running once took place in England. While Pamplona might be the real home of the running of the bulls, it does happen elsewhere. There are other places in Spain where you can attend bull-runs, as well as in Portugal, Mexico and the Occitan region of the south of France.
- Runners wear costumes. There is a ‘uniform’ to be worn when taking part in the running of the bulls, especially the official Pamplona bull-running event.
Here are the official rules stating what is prohibited for runners during the bull run (Encierro in Spanish). These are published by the City of Pamplona and are strongly enforced each morning, all along the bull run route.
Aug 7, 2024 · The gates, located at Dead Man’s Corner and at Telefonica, close behind the last bull. In order to run well, you must decide where you prefer to run, wait there and then run with the bulls as they head to your location. Try to be close to the bull but then you must exit the race.
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The Pamplona bull run takes place at 8am every morning from 7th to 14th July (eight runs in total). Runners must be in the running area by 7.30am. The actual run stretches from the corral at Santo Domingo where the bulls are kept to the bullring where they will fight that same afternoon.
