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Photos: Vibrant 'Running Bulls' festival in Spain

Updated On: 11 July, 2016 05:10 PM IST |

One of the maddest footraces in the world, citizens of Spain celebrated The 'Running of the Bulls' or the 'San Fermin' festival as a part of tradition. Here are some of the pictures

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The festival of San fermin, also known as the Running of the Bulls, is a week-long festival that has hundreds of people being charged at by a dozen bulls. All pics/AFP

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The festival of San fermin, also known as the Running of the Bulls, is a week-long festival that has hundreds of people being charged at by a dozen bulls. All pics/AFP
The festival of San fermin, also known as the Running of the Bulls, is a week-long festival that has hundreds of people being charged at by a dozen bulls. All pics/AFP

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The festival of San fermin, also known as the Running of the Bulls, is a week-long festival that has hundreds of people being charged at by a dozen bulls. All pics/AFP
On each day of the festival six bulls are released at 8:00 a.m. (0600 GMT) to run from their corral through the narrow, cobbled streets of the old town over an 850-meter (yard) course. Ahead of them are the runners, who try to stay close to the bulls without falling over or being gored.

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On each day of the festival six bulls are released at 8:00 a.m. (0600 GMT) to run from their corral through the narrow, cobbled streets of the old town over an 850-meter (yard) course. Ahead of them are the runners, who try to stay close to the bulls without falling over or being gored.
On each day of the festival six bulls are released at 8:00 a.m. (0600 GMT) to run from their corral through the narrow, cobbled streets of the old town over an 850-meter (yard) course. Ahead of them are the runners, who try to stay close to the bulls without falling over or being gored.

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On each day of the festival six bulls are released at 8:00 a.m. (0600 GMT) to run from their corral through the narrow, cobbled streets of the old town over an 850-meter (yard) course. Ahead of them are the runners, who try to stay close to the bulls without falling over or being gored.
Bull runs are a traditional part of summer festivals across Spain. The nine-day San Fermin fiesta became world famous with Ernest Hemingway's 1926 novel 'The Sun Also Rises' and attracts thousands of foreign tourists each year.

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Bull runs are a traditional part of summer festivals across Spain. The nine-day San Fermin fiesta became world famous with Ernest Hemingway's 1926 novel 'The Sun Also Rises' and attracts thousands of foreign tourists each year.
Bull runs are a traditional part of summer festivals across Spain. The nine-day San Fermin fiesta became world famous with Ernest Hemingway's 1926 novel 'The Sun Also Rises' and attracts thousands of foreign tourists each year.

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Bull runs are a traditional part of summer festivals across Spain. The nine-day San Fermin fiesta became world famous with Ernest Hemingway's 1926 novel 'The Sun Also Rises' and attracts thousands of foreign tourists each year.
Ten people, including four Americans, were gored at the San Fermin festival last year. In all, 15 people have died from gorings at the festival since record-keeping began in 1924.

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Ten people, including four Americans, were gored at the San Fermin festival last year. In all, 15 people have died from gorings at the festival since record-keeping began in 1924.
Ten people, including four Americans, were gored at the San Fermin festival last year. In all, 15 people have died from gorings at the festival since record-keeping began in 1924.

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Ten people, including four Americans, were gored at the San Fermin festival last year. In all, 15 people have died from gorings at the festival since record-keeping began in 1924.
One of the six bulls used in the run today was late coming out of the gate. Another got separated from the pack early in the race, did a U-turn and gored a nearby runner, lifting his body off the ground and creating moments of fear and tension. Once the bull gained steam again, he was harassed by runners on his way to the bull ring.

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One of the six bulls used in the run today was late coming out of the gate. Another got separated from the pack early in the race, did a U-turn and gored a nearby runner, lifting his body off the ground and creating moments of fear and tension. Once the bull gained steam again, he was harassed by runners on his way to the bull ring.
One of the six bulls used in the run today was late coming out of the gate. Another got separated from the pack early in the race, did a U-turn and gored a nearby runner, lifting his body off the ground and creating moments of fear and tension. Once the bull gained steam again, he was harassed by runners on his way to the bull ring.

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One of the six bulls used in the run today was late coming out of the gate. Another got separated from the pack early in the race, did a U-turn and gored a nearby runner, lifting his body off the ground and creating moments of fear and tension. Once the bull gained steam again, he was harassed by runners on his way to the bull ring.
Every afternoon between July 6 and 14 there is a bullfight in which the 6 bulls that have been driven to the bullring during the bullrunning of that day are killed.

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Every afternoon between July 6 and 14 there is a bullfight in which the 6 bulls that have been driven to the bullring during the bullrunning of that day are killed.
Every afternoon between July 6 and 14 there is a bullfight in which the 6 bulls that have been driven to the bullring during the bullrunning of that day are killed.

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Every afternoon between July 6 and 14 there is a bullfight in which the 6 bulls that have been driven to the bullring during the bullrunning of that day are killed.
The key day of the festival is 7 July, when thousands of people accompany the 15th-century statue of Saint Fermin through the old part of Pamplona. The statue is accompanied by dancers and street entertainers, and different political and religious authorities including the city mayor.

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The key day of the festival is 7 July, when thousands of people accompany the 15th-century statue of Saint Fermin through the old part of Pamplona. The statue is accompanied by dancers and street entertainers, and different political and religious authorities including the city mayor.
The key day of the festival is 7 July, when thousands of people accompany the 15th-century statue of Saint Fermin through the old part of Pamplona. The statue is accompanied by dancers and street entertainers, and different political and religious authorities including the city mayor.

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The key day of the festival is 7 July, when thousands of people accompany the 15th-century statue of Saint Fermin through the old part of Pamplona. The statue is accompanied by dancers and street entertainers, and different political and religious authorities including the city mayor.
After nine days of partying, the people of Pamplona meet in the City Hall Plaza at midnight on 14 July, singing the traditional mournful notes of the Pobre de Mu00c3u00ad ('Poor Me'), in a candlelit ending. The city mayor closes the festival with participants lighting a candle and removing their red handkerchief as the song is played by the local band, followed by a fireworks display at the city hall. This closing ceremony tradition started out in the 1920s

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After nine days of partying, the people of Pamplona meet in the City Hall Plaza at midnight on 14 July, singing the traditional mournful notes of the Pobre de Mu00c3u00ad ('Poor Me'), in a candlelit ending. The city mayor closes the festival with participants lighting a candle and removing their red handkerchief as the song is played by the local band, followed by a fireworks display at the city hall. This closing ceremony tradition started out in the 1920s
After nine days of partying, the people of Pamplona meet in the City Hall Plaza at midnight on 14 July, singing the traditional mournful notes of the Pobre de Mu00c3u00ad ('Poor Me'), in a candlelit ending. The city mayor closes the festival with participants lighting a candle and removing their red handkerchief as the song is played by the local band, followed by a fireworks display at the city hall. This closing ceremony tradition started out in the 1920s

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After nine days of partying, the people of Pamplona meet in the City Hall Plaza at midnight on 14 July, singing the traditional mournful notes of the Pobre de Mu00c3u00ad ('Poor Me'), in a candlelit ending. The city mayor closes the festival with participants lighting a candle and removing their red handkerchief as the song is played by the local band, followed by a fireworks display at the city hall. This closing ceremony tradition started out in the 1920s
Participants run ahead of Jandilla's fighting bulls on the fifth day of the San Fermin bull run festival in Pamplona.

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Participants run ahead of Jandilla's fighting bulls on the fifth day of the San Fermin bull run festival in Pamplona.
Participants run ahead of Jandilla's fighting bulls on the fifth day of the San Fermin bull run festival in Pamplona.

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Participants run ahead of Jandilla's fighting bulls on the fifth day of the San Fermin bull run festival in Pamplona.
Jandilla's fighting bulls run down a street on the fifth day of the San Fermin bull run festival in Pamplona, northern Spain.

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Jandilla's fighting bulls run down a street on the fifth day of the San Fermin bull run festival in Pamplona, northern Spain.
Jandilla's fighting bulls run down a street on the fifth day of the San Fermin bull run festival in Pamplona, northern Spain.

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Jandilla's fighting bulls run down a street on the fifth day of the San Fermin bull run festival in Pamplona, northern Spain.

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