Running of the Bulls (Encierro)
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The running of the bulls (encierro in Spanish) is an event that involves townspeople running in front of a small group of cattle, typically six, that have been let loose on sectioned-off subset of a town's streets, usually as part of a summer festival in European towns.
The most famous bull-run – the capitalised "the Running of the Bulls" – is the encierro held in Pamplona, Spain during the nine-day festival of Sanfermines in honour of Saint Fermin. More traditional summer bull-runs are held in other places such as towns and villages across Spain and Portugal, in some cities in Mexico, and in the Occitan (Camargue) region of southern France.
The origin of this event comes from the need to transport the bulls from the fields outside the city, where they were bred, to the bullring, where they would be killed in the evening. During this "run", youngsters would jump among them to show off their bravado.
The most famous bull-run – the capitalised "the Running of the Bulls" – is the encierro held in Pamplona, Spain during the nine-day festival of Sanfermines in honour of Saint Fermin. More traditional summer bull-runs are held in other places such as towns and villages across Spain and Portugal, in some cities in Mexico, and in the Occitan (Camargue) region of southern France.
The origin of this event comes from the need to transport the bulls from the fields outside the city, where they were bred, to the bullring, where they would be killed in the evening. During this "run", youngsters would jump among them to show off their bravado.
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