San Fermin Festival: Running with Bulls in Pamplona, Spain

The San Fermin Festival in Pamplona, Spain, is a vibrant event held annually from July 6 to 14. It gained fame through Ernest Hemingway's novel, 'The Sun Also Rises.' The festival begins with the chupinazo, a pyrotechnic display, and features the famous Running of the Bulls, where participants race alongside bulls through the city streets. This event is both thrilling and dangerous, requiring participants to be fit and aware of the risks. The festival also includes bullfights and a community spirit, with attendees often dressed in white and red. The festival commemorates the morbid death of Pamplona's patron saint, St. Fermin, who was said to have been dragged by bulls.

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