bull-running

Spanish street sprint

Bull-running is a traditional event in which bulls are released to run through streets while people run ahead of or alongside them.

The most famous occurs during the Festival of San Fermín in Pamplona, Spain, where participants sprint before charging bulls through a course to the bullring.

He got gored during the bull-running.

animals

toro

Prized tuna belly

  • steerDirect movement or castrated bull
  • herdGrazing animals together
  • hornsBony animal projections

hooves · breed · ranch · weight · muscle · speed · aggression · instinct · corral · release

route

cobblestone

River-smoothed paving stone

bullring · plaza · fence · narrow · slope · entrance · arena · finish · gates · checkpoint

festival

Pamplona

Navarre's capital city

  • fiestaFestive public celebration
  • SpainIberian Peninsula country
  • NavarreFormer Iberian kingdom

July · tradition · celebration · crowd · spectator · balcony · street · barricade · rocket · red

danger

gore

Graphic bloody violence

fatality · horn · charge · stampede · panic · adrenaline · risk · escape · fall · bruise

participant

sprinter

Short-distance racing specialist

novice · local · foreigner · Hemingway · bravado · courage · speed · timing · newspaper · tradition

Opposites
human-animal role reversal

bull-runningbullfighting

Combat sport with bovines

bull riding · rodeo · cattle herding · fox hunting · big game hunting

animal welfare/treatment

bull-runninganimal rights activism

Campaigning for nonhuman welfare

animal protection · animal welfare · humane treatment · wildlife conservation · animal rescue

risk and danger level

bull-runningflower parade

Celebration featuring decorated floats

village fair · harvest festival · folk dancing · garden party · tea ceremony

Family

bull, running, bulls, bullish, runs, runner, runners, runny

Familiarity
Top 500,000
Profile
Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated PG