TUESDAY July 11, 2023: 'El Encierro: Running Of The Bulls' by ZUMA Press photo-journalist Ruben Albarran: Fiesta de San FermÃÂn is held annually in Pamplona, Spain, honoring the city's patron, Saint FermÃÂn. The best-known part of the festival is the running of the bulls, or the encierro. Thrill seekers take part as the bulls are run through the streets. People regularly suffer injuries, a frequent feature of the spectacle. Both locals and tourists participate in the event, made famous in Ernest Hemingway's 1926 novel 'The Sun Also Rises.' The bulls that run each morning are killed in the afternoon by professional bullfighters. Animal rights activists annually campaign against the festival. Although legal in Spain, some Spanish cities have outlawed the practice of bullfighting, and only a few countries throughout the world still allow this practice. Welcome to 'El Encierro: Running Of The Bulls'
© zReportage.com Story of the Week #896: TUESDAY July 11, 2023: 'El Encierro: Running Of The Bulls' by ZUMA Press photo-journalist Ruben Albarran: Fiesta de San FermÃÂn is held annually in Pamplona, Spain, honoring the city's patron, Saint FermÃÂn. The best-known part of the festival is the running of the bulls, or the encierro. Thrill seekers take part as the bulls are run through the streets. People regularly suffer injuries, a frequent feature of the spectacle. Both locals and tourists participate in the event, made famous in Ernest Hemingway's 1926 novel 'The Sun Also Rises.' The bulls that run each morning are killed in the afternoon by professional bullfighters. Animal rights activists annually campaign against the festival. Although legal in Spain, some Spanish cities have outlawed the practice of bullfighting, and only a few countries throughout the world still allow this practice. Welcome to 'El Encierro: Running Of The Bulls'
A bull in silhouette on the second bullfight at the San Fermin Festival in Pamplona. The bulls that run each morning are killed in the afternoon by professional bullfighters. Animal rights activists annually campaign against the festival. Although legal in Spain, some Spanish cities have outlawed the practice of bullfighting. There are only a few countries throughout the world where this practice still takes place.
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People attend the traditional 'Toro de Fuego' Bull of Fire parade, featuring a mock bull, during the San Fermin festival in Pamplona.
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Spanish Bullfighter ROMAN in the packed arena during the third bullfight at the San Fermin Festival in Pamplona, northern Spain.
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A 'rejones' bullfighter on horseback during the third bullfight at the San Fermin Festival in Pamplona.
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Each morning before the bull run, runners sing to a small statue of Saint FermÃÂn, which resides in an alcove in a wall above Santo Domingo, the first section of the run. 'San FermÃÂn, we ask you to be our patron, to guide us in the encierro, to give us your blessing!'
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Revelers run alongside the fighting bulls of the Nunez del Cuvillo ranch during the first day of running of the bulls through the historic heart of Pamplona to the bullring.
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Eighth day of running of the bulls at the San Fermin Festival in Pamplona, northern Spain. Revelers from all over the world flock to Pamplona every year to participate in the eight days of bullfighting.
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People take part in the traditional 'encierro' (bull-run) of the San Fermin Festival, where they attempt to outrun the animals along a route through the narrow streets of Pamplona's old city.
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A bull knocks down runners on the sixth day of running of the bulls at the San Fermin Festival. Revelers from all over the world flock to Pamplona every year to participate in the eight days of bullfighting.
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Bulls chase participants through streets on the eighth day of running of the bulls at the San Fermin Festival in Pamplona, northern Spain.
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Revelers watch the bull run on the eighth day of running of the bulls at the San Fermin Festival in Pamplona.
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Participants take part in the traditional 'encierro' (bull-run) of the San Fermin Festival. Visitors from all over the world attend the festival.
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People take part in the traditional 'encierro' (bull-run) of the San Fermin Festival in Pamplona.
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People take part in the traditional 'encierro' (bull-run) of the San Fermin Festival in Pamplona, and attempt to outrun the animals along a route through the narrow streets of Pamplona's old city.
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Bulls run through the streets as people take part in the traditional 'encierro' (bull-run) of the San Fermin Festival in Pamplona.
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Arrival and the runners and the bulls at the bullring of Pamplona during the Bull run at the San Fermin Festival.
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Arrival and the runners and the bulls at the bullring of Pamplona of the San Fermin Festival. Visitors from all over the world attend the festival, and many of them physically participate in the highlight event, the running of the bulls, or encierro.
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Arrival and the runners and the bulls at the bullring of Pamplona of the San Fermin Festival. Visitors from all over the world attend the festival, and many of them physically participate in the highlight event the running of the bulls, or encierro, through the narrow streets of Pamplona's old city.
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An injured participant is helped by medical staff as people take part in the traditional 'encierro' (bull-run) of the San Fermin Festival in Pamplona.
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Spanish Bullfighter ADRIAN TORRES (L) stands ringside prior to the third bullfight at the San Fermin Festival in Pamplona.
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A bull runs wounded during the second bullfight at the San Fermin Festival in Pamplona, northern Spain.
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An attendee watches from the side of the arena during the second bullfight at the San Fermin Festival in Pamplona.
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A bullfighter faces the bull during he second bullfight at the San Fermin Festival in Pamplona.
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Recortadores group performance in the bullring of the San Fermin Festival in Pamplona, northern Spain. Recortadores are acrobatic tricks performed with a bull in the arena in Spain as a nonviolent alternative to bull fighting.
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A bullfighter reacts during the second bullfight at the San Fermin Festival in Pamplona. The bulls that run each morning are killed in the afternoon by professional bullfighters.
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Mexican Bullfighter ISAAC FONSECA during the third bullfight at the San Fermin Festival in Pamplona, northern Spain. The bulls that run each morning are killed in the afternoon by professional bullfighters.
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Mexican Bullfighter ISAAC FONSECA spears the bull during the third bullfight at the San Fermin Festival in Pamplona, northern Spain.
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Mexican Bullfighter ISAAC FONSECA reacts during the third bullfight at the San Fermin Festival in Pamplona, northern Spain.
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Recortadores group performance in the bullring of the San Fermin Festival in Pamplona, as a nonviolent alternative to bull fighting.
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Recortadores group performance in the bullring of the San Fermin Festival in Pamplona, northern Spain.
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Recortadores group performance in the bullring of the San Fermin Festival in Pamplona in northern Spain. Recortadores are acrobatic tricks performed with a bull in the arena in Spain as a nonviolent alternative to bull fighting.
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The bull charges fast during the second bullfight at the San Fermin Festival in Pamplona.
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