SAN FERMIN - PAMPLONA BULLRUN

San Fermin - Bullrun

Bull Run - Pamplona / Spain

This famous festival is celebrated in Pamplona (Irunea) in the Navarra Region of Spain. Every year starting from the 6th to the 14th of July.

The festival is celebrated in honor to "San Fermin" which is the patron Saint of Navarra. Normally, San Fermin is a religious festival it became famous all over the world with the "Bull Run" which takes place during the festival.

The Bull Run - The " Encierro"

The Encierro

The Encierro, is the most expected spectacle of the festival where the bulls come from outside the city into the bullring. The Encierro starts at the corral in "Calle Santo Domingo" when the San Cernin Church indidcates by striking its bells 8 o'clock in the morning. After the start, which is caused by two rockects, the bulls starts to run behind the runners for 825 meters. This distance is between the corral and the bullring. Normally, this spectacle lasts around 5 minutes but sometimes it can takes longer when the bulls are not willing to go straight to the bullring...... : )))

When the 3rd rocket is launched, everything is over. The 3rd rocket indicates that all bulls are in the bullring.....

Here are the rules of the Bull Run....

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What is not allowed in the bull run

• People under 18 years of age, who must not run or participate.
• Crossing police barriers placed to ensure that the run goes off smoothly.
• Standing in areas and places along the route that have been expressly prohibited by the municipal police force.
• Before the bulls are released, waiting in corners, blind spots, doorways or in entrances to other establishments located along the run.
• Leaving doors of shops or entrances to apartments open along the route. The responsibility for ensuring these doors are closed lies with the owners or tenants of the properties.
• Being in the bull run while drunk, under the effects of drugs or in any other improper manner.
• Carrying objects that are unsuitable for the run to take place correctly.
• Wearing inappropriate clothes or footwear for the run.
• Inciting the bulls or attracting their attention in any manner, and for whatever reason, along the route of the run or in the bullring.
• Running backwards towards the bulls or running behind them.
• Holding, harassing or maltreating the bulls and stopping them from moving or being led to the pens in the bullring.
• Stopping along the run and staying on the fence, barriers or in doorways in such a way that the run or the safety of other runners is jeopardised.
• Taking photographs inside the run, or from the fences or barriers without due authorisation.
• Carrying objects that are unsuitable for the good order and security of the bull run.
• Installing elements that invade horizontal, vertical or aerial space along the bull run, unless expressly authorised by the Mayor"s Office.
• Any other action that could hamper the bull run taking place normally.