Bull Fighters Win?
If you get packed and go to visit Spain now, there are two exhilarating activities that are waiting for you. One is the bull running fiesta in Pamplona and the other is the semi-final world cup football match against Germany. The world is asking: will the bull fighter win?
There are around 3,000 festivals in Spain, among which the Bull Running seems to be the most well-known and people’s favorite. This activity originated from the early 14th century when people tried to shift the bulls from where they spent the night to the market to sell them. In order to speed the cattle, drovers used the strategy of fear and excitement. After years’ practice, it gradually becomes a public entertainment and a deep-rooted tradition. For youngsters, this is a chance to show their bravado.
At the same time, the semi-final football match between Spain and Germany is coming tonight which is broadly regarded as the final. I believe most of you will not forget that it is two years ago that Spain defeated Germany to win the European Cup. On the other hand, for the last two games with England and Argentina, Germany’s performance was perfect and they really kick the ball as a team. The two triumphs over England and Argentina have already convinced people that they are going to bring the World Cup home. Therefore, this will be a match with spectacle and excitement. If you are in Spain now, pick a bar and order a cup of beer to enjoy the game with people there.
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Ban on the famous Spain’s fiesta
On July 6th, Pamplona, a city in Spain, is celebrating the famous fiesta named “Running of the Bulls.” But it has been overshadowed by the crisis in the bullring.
This festival always had an international spotlight as its bull fights are preceded by hoards, chased by bulls that perpetually end up piercing or wounding the people, en route to bloody deaths in the ring and as a result, a possible ban may be approved on this festival.
The animal rights activists, hoping for a ban, say that it is one of the most blatant forms of animal cruelty of the planet.
Across the Spain, the local governments in the small towns that subsidized the fights, cuts the budgets due to the declining tax revenue and as a result, the number of bullfights has been decreased from about 1000 in 2008 to 800 this year and also only few tourists are catching up for this event and are spending little compared to 2008.
Plenty of people were seen buying beers and red wine on the packed bars outside the bars but only few of them are buying the emblazoned T-shirts with bulls and wine skins.
In addition, the Catalonia region, where nearly 10% of the Spain’s 46 million people live, could come to an end without the bullfights, if the provincial legislators approve a ban in the mid-July.