Bull Racing Culture of Spain
There are different cultures in different countries and states; some are different and dangerous for life but people participate in such activities without fear. One of such culture comes from Spain i.e. Running of Bulls. If you have seen a Bollywood movie Zindagi Naa Milegi Dobara then you’ll be well aware of this strange race and I’m damn sure u’ll be shocked to see the race but it’s a culture in Spain and people wait for July, so that they can participate in the race. So let’s have a look at the details and history of bull race.
History of bull run:-
The history of the bull running in Pamplona is not clear. There is evidence of the festival from as far back as the 13th century when it seems the events took place in October as this coincided with the festival of San Fermin on October 10th. It seems that the modern day celebration has evolved from this as well as individual commercial and bullfighting fiestas which can be traced back to the 14th century.
Over many years the mainly religious festival of San Fermin was diluted by music, dancing, bullfights and markets such that the Pamplona Council proposed that the whole event be moved to July 7th when the weather is far more conducive to such a celebration. To this day San Fermin remains a fixed date every year with the first Bull Run at 8am on July 7th and the last at the same time on July 14th.
Bull Run Day:-
Goosh bull run day, the day of tension combined with excitement, people with full excitement participate in race and give their life for the culture. They are so excited for their culture that they even don’t think about their life and participate in it without any fear.
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. The length of the run is 825 metres and the average time of the run from start to finish is about three minutes. The streets through the old town which make up the bull run are walled off so the bulls can’t escape. Each day six fighting bulls run the route as well as two herds of bullocks.
Lot many different cultures round the globe including romantic culture, dangerous, colourful, dressing scene etc. So travel different places and know about the cultures of different countries and state you’ll be mesmerized when you’ll look at the cultures.
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