Each July, a million revelers pack into Pamplona, Spain, for the raucous Festival of San Fermín. They come to this proud town in the Pyrenees foothills for music, fireworks, and merrymaking. But most of all, they come for the Running of the Bulls, when fearless (or foolish) adventurers — called mozos — thrust themselves into the path of six furious bulls.

People in Spain or Spaniards have celebrated The Running of the bulls for 87 years.

As onlookers pack the side alleys, the runners jockey for a favorable position on the street. For serious runners, this is like surfing You hope to catch a good wave and ride it. A good run lasts only 15 or 20 seconds. You know you are really running with the bull when you feel the breath of the animal on your pants.

The Running of the Bulls is celebrated july,6-14 each morning at 8 o’clock.

‘The Running of the Bulls’ is celebrated in honor of a man named San Fermin.

It seems he was the son of the local head man when Pamplona was just another city belonging to the great Roman Empire back in the third century A.D. or thereabouts. A French Bishop -San Saturnine- came down to bring the Good News to the local heathens. He did such a good job on San Fermín that this guy decided to go up to France - to Toulouse to do some more learning and to become a bishop. Then he returned to help out with the good work that San Saturnine had started and then after a period he went back up to France to spread the word around the area of Amiens.

Although they can wear anything, mozos traditionally dress in white pants and shirts, with red bandanas tied around their necks and waists. Two legends explain the red-and- white uniform: One says it’s to honor San Fermín, a saint (white) who was martyred (red); the other says that the runners dress like the butchers who began this tradition. (The bulls are color-blind, so they don’t care.)

At The Running of the Bulls they eat: ∙ churros ∙ tomato ∙ wine ∙ and lots of water

The running of the Bulls is celebrated in Pamplona, Spain.

Each year, dozens of people are gored, trampled, or otherwise injured during the event. A mozo who falls should never get up — it's better to be trampled by six bulls than to be gored by one. While 15 runners have been killed by bulls over the last century, far more festival-goers have been impaired from overconsumption of alcohol.

People pick themselves up, and it's over. Boarded-up shops open up, and the timber fences are taken down and stacked. As is the ritual, participants drop into a bar immediately after the running, have breakfast, and together watch the rerun of the entire spectacle on TV — all 131 seconds of it.

In The Running of the Bulls the race lasts about two minutes.

Anyone can participate as long as they’re at least 18 years old. It’s FREE

1. The presence on the route of minors under the age of 18, who are absolutely excluded from the right to run or take part. 2. Going beyond the police barriers which those in charge consider advisable to put up for the smooth running of the race. 3. Entering zones and places along the route to which access has been expressly prohibited by officials. 4. Before the bulls are released, waiting in corners, blind spots, doorways or premises located along the route. 5. Keeping doors of shops or doorways of houses along the route open, with the owners or tenants of the premises concerned being responsible for ensuring this. 6. Remaining on the route in a state of drunkenness, under the effect of drugs or engaging in any other improper behavior. 7. Carrying objects deemed unsuitable for the smooth running of the encierro (including any type of camera or video camera). 8. Wearing clothes or footwear deemed unsuitable for the race. 9. Provoking the bulls or attracting their attention in any way and for any reason along the route or around the edge of the bullring. 10. Running towards the bulls or running behind them. 11. Grabbing, harassing or mistreating the bulls or making it difficult for anyone to leave the encierro during the capeas (bullfights with young bulls). 12. Stopping along the route and remaining on the fence, barriers or doorways in such a way as to obstruct the race or hinder the defense of the runners. 13. Taking photographs from the streets, fences or barriers without due authorization. 14. Installing any elements that may encroach on the horizontal, vertical or aerial space along the route, except by express authorization of the mayor’s office Any other act that may hinder the normal progress of the encierro.

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