The origin of San Fermin Festival

According to records, the Bull Running Festival existed in 159 1 year. This traditional celebration has been going on in the Middle Ages and still attracts much attention in modern times. In addition to thrilling activities, another important reason may be the attraction of Hemingway's masterpiece The Sun Also Rises (FIESTA, 1928).

San Fermin Festival originally originated in12nd century. San Fermin is the patron saint of Pamplona, the capital of Navarra province in northeastern Spain. Every June 10, citizens commemorate the founder and protector of this city, San Fermin. At this time, San Fermin Festival is just a purely religious festival.

Later, the citizens decided to celebrate the San Fermin Festival in the summer with better weather. After14th century, the merchants drove the cattle from the city to the city and held bullfighting activities in summer. These two activities are gradually merging together.

1923, Hemingway, a famous American writer, came to Pamplona to watch the running of cattle for the first time and wrote the famous novel The Sun Also Rises (published in 1926). In his works, he described the running of cattle in detail and described the stimulation of running of cattle vividly. As a result, the Bull Running Festival became famous and began to change from a regional festival to a worldwide festival.

In 17 and 18 centuries, there were more bull-running activities and acrobatic performances, and foreign tourists began to celebrate with Pamplona citizens. /kloc-in the 0/9th century, there were open-air markets and big-headed parades.

The origin of the Bull Running Festival is directly related to the tradition of bullfighting in Spain. At that time, it was difficult for Pamplona people to drive six tall bulls from the cowshed in the suburbs to the bullring in the city.

/kloc-in the 6th century, onlookers had a whim, dared to run to the bull, angered it and induced it to rush into the bullring. Later, this custom evolved into the running of cattle festival. Because of 195 1, the San Fermin Festival lasted only two days, and the activities included speeches, concerts, competitions and bullfights. Later, fireworks and dance performances were added. Tourists from all over the world are attracted to Pamplona to celebrate.