Running of the Bulls
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- | The festival of '''San Fermín''' is a week-long, historically rooted celebration held annually in the city of [[Pamplona]], [[Navarre]], [[Spain]]. | + | {{Redr| |
- | The celebrations start at noon on the sixth of July, when the party starts with the setting off the pyrotechnic ''chupinazo'' and continue until midnight, on the fourteenth of July, with the singing of the ''Pobre de Mí''. While its most famous event is the encierro, or [[Running of the Bulls|the running of the bulls]], at 8:00 AM from July 7 to 14, the festival involves many other traditional and [[folklore|folkloric]] events. It is known locally as ''Sanfermines'' and is held in honor of [[Saint Fermin]], the co-patron of Navarre. Its events were central to the plot of ''[[The Sun Also Rises]]'', by [[Ernest Hemingway]], which brought it to the general attention of English-speaking people. It has become probably the most internationally renowned [[festival|fiesta]] in Spain. Over 1,000,000 people come to participate in this festival. | + | {{R from other capitalisation}} |
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- | *[[Fiestas of International Tourist Interest of Spain]] | + | |
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