2013 Running of the bulls at Pamplona

Jul 9, 2013

2013 Running of the bulls at Pamplona

Robert Hamilton 0 Comment The Baltimore Sun, World bull ring, bullfight, bulls, festival, Pamplona, running of the bulls, San Fermin, Spain, The Sun Also Rises

Day four of the nine-day San Fermin festival took place in Pamplona, Spain. The running of the bulls were made famous in Ernest Hemingway’s 1926 novel “The Sun Also Rises.” The running consists of an early morning half-mile dash from the corral to the bullring alongside six bulls destined to die in the afternoon’s bullfight. This is followed by processions of giant traditional figures, concerts, firebulls, fireworks, and large doses of eating, drinking, dancing and late nights.

: Revellers run with a Valdefresno’s ranch fighting bull at Calle Estafeta during the fourth day of the San Fermin Running Of The Bulls festival, . (Pablo Blazquez Dominguez/Getty Images)

: Revellers run with Valdefresno’s ranch fighting bulls at Calle Estafeta during the fourth day of the San Fermin Running Of The Bulls festival. (Pablo Blazquez Dominguez/Getty Images)

: A reveller eludes a Valdefresno’s ranch fighting bull’s horn at Calle Estafeta during the fourth day of the San Fermin Running Of The Bulls festival. (Pablo Blazquez Dominguez/Getty Images)

: Revellers run with Valdefresno’s ranch fighting bulls at Calle Estafeta during the fourth day of the San Fermin Running Of The Bulls festival. (Pablo Blazquez Dominguez/Getty Images)

: Revellers run with a Valdefresno’s ranch fighting bull at Calle Estafeta during the fourth day of the San Fermin Running Of The Bulls festival, on July 9, 2013 in Pamplona, Spain. (Pablo Blazquez Dominguez/Getty Images)

: A participant runs in front of Valdefresno’s bulls during the third bull run of the San Fermin Festival in Pamplona, northern Spain. (Pedro Armestre/Getty images)

: Participants run in front of Valdefresno’s bulls during the third bull run of the San Fermin Festival in Pamplona, northern Spain. (Pedro Armestre/Getty images)

: Health workers tend to an injured participant during the third bull run of the San Fermin Festival in Pamplona, northern Spain. (Pedro Armestre/Getty images)

: Health workers and members of the Red Cross tend to an injured participant during the third bull run of the San Fermin Festival in Pamplona, northern Spain. (Pedro Armestre/Getty images)

: A steer charges at a runner during the third running of the bulls at the San Fermin festival in Pamplona. (Susana Vera/Reuters photo)

: A steer charges at a runner during the third running of the bulls at the San Fermin festival in Pamplona. (Susana Vera/Reuters photo)

: A runner is knocked down by Valdefresno fighting bulls at the entrance to the bullring during the third running of the bulls of the San Fermin festival in Pamplona. (Joseba Extaburu/Reuters photo)

: A runner is knocked down by Valdefresno fighting bulls at the entrance to the bullring during the third running of the bulls of the San Fermin festival in Pamplona. (Joseba Extaburu/Reuters photo)

: Runners get trapped by steers at the entrance to the bull ring during the third running of the bulls at the San Fermin festival in Pamplona. (Susana Vera/Reuters photo)

: Bull herders, also known as pastores, try to remove a dead steer (above C) from the bull ring as runners get trapped next to other steers at the entrance to the bull ring during the third running of the bulls at the San Fermin festival in Pamplona. (Susana Vera/Reuters photo)

: Runners sprint alongside Valdefresno fighting bulls at the Estafeta corner during the third running of the bulls of the San Fermin festival in Pamplona. Two runners were treated in hospital for bruising following the run that lasted two minutes and twenty seven seconds, according to local media.(Vincent West/Reuters photo)

: Runners sprint in front of Valdefresno fighting bulls on Santo Domingo hill during the third running of the bulls of the San Fermin festival in Pamplona. (Eloy Alonso/Reuters photo)

: People standing on balconies look at participants as they run in front of Alcurrucen’s bulls during the first bull run of the San Fermin Festival, in Pamplona, northern Spain. (Pedro Armestre/Getty images)

: Revellers play music at the front door of a shop in the early hours ahead of Dolores Aguirre’s ranch fighting bulls running on the third day of the San Fermin Running Of The Bulls festival in Pamplona, Spain. (Pablo Blazquez Dominguez/Getty Images)

: A participant walks down the Estafeta street before the first bull run of the Alcurrucen’s bulls of the San Fermin Festival in Pamplona, northern Spain. (Pedro Armestre/Getty images)

: An Alcurrucen’s ranch fighting bull stands alone surrounded by a crowd of runners on the way to entering the bullring during the second day of the San Fermin Running Of The Bulls festival in Pamplona, Spain. (Pablo Blazquez Dominguez/Getty Images)

: Steers make their way through a crowd of runners after the Alcurrucen’s ranch fighting bulls entered the bullring during the second day of the San Fermin Running Of The Bulls festival in Pamplona, Spain. (Pablo Blazquez Dominguez/Getty Images)

: Steers make their way through a crowd of runners after the Alcurrucen’s ranch fighting bulls entered the bullring during the second day of the San Fermin Running Of The Bulls festiva in Pamplona, Spain. (Pablo Blazquez Dominguez/Getty Images)

: Revellers run with Dolores Aguirre’s ranch fighting bulls at Curva Estafeta during the third day of the San Fermin Running Of The Bulls festival in Pamplona, Spain. (Pablo Blazquez Dominguez/Getty Images)

: Revellers run with Dolores Aguirre’s ranch fighting bulls at Curva Estafeta during the third day of the San Fermin Running Of The Bulls festival in Pamplona, Spain. (Pablo Blazquez Dominguez/Getty Images)

: Revellers run with Dolores Aguirre’s ranch fighting bulls at Curva Estafeta during the third day of the San Fermin Running Of The Bulls festival in Pamplona, Spain. (Pablo Blazquez Dominguez/Getty Images)

: Revellers run with Dolores Aguirre’s ranch fighting bulls at Curva Estafeta during the third day of the San Fermin Running Of The Bulls festival in Pamplona, Spain. (Pablo Blazquez Dominguez/Getty Images)

: A man watches the Dolores Aguirre’s ranch fighting bulls running at Curva Estafeta during the third day of the San Fermin Running Of The Bulls festival, in Pamplona, Spain. (Pablo Blazquez Dominguez/Getty Images)

: A steer lays on the ground during the Dolores Aguirre’s ranch fighting bulls running near Curva Estafeta on the third day of the San Fermin Running Of The Bulls festival in Pamplona, Spain. (Pablo Blazquez Dominguez/Getty Images)

: A steer runs towards revellers during the Dolores Aguirre’s ranch fighting bulls running near Curva Estafeta on the third day of the San Fermin Running Of The Bulls festival in Pamplona, Spain.(Pablo Blazquez Dominguez/Getty Images)

: A steer runs towards revellers during the Dolores Aguirre’s ranch fighting bulls running near Curva Estafeta on the third day of the San Fermin Running Of The Bulls festival, in Pamplona, Spain. (Pablo Blazquez Dominguez/Getty Images)

: Revellers form a human tower to pose for a picture in the early hours ahead of Dolores Aguirre’s ranch fighting bulls running on the third day of the San Fermin Running Of The Bulls festival in Pamplona, Spain. (Pablo Blazquez Dominguez/Getty Images)

: Participants run in front of Alcurrucen’s bulls during the first bull run of the San Fermin Festival in Pamplona, northern Spain. (Rafa Riva/Getty images)

: Participants run in front of Alcurrucen’s bulls during the first bull run of the San Fermin Festival in Pamplona, northern Spain. (Pedro Armestre/Getty images)

: Participants run in front of Alcurrucen’s bulls during the first bull run of the San Fermin Festival in Pamplona, northern Spain. The festival is a symbol of Spanish culture that attracts thousands of tourists to watch the bull runs despite heavy condemnation from animal rights groups. (Rafa Riva/Getty images)

: Participants run in front of Dolores Aguirre’s bulls during a bull run of the San Fermin Festival in Pamplona, northern Spain. The festival is a symbol of Spanish culture that attracts thousands of tourists to watch the bull runs despite heavy condemnation from animal rights groups. (Pedro Armestre/Getty images)

: A participant runs in front of Dolores Aguirre’s bulls during a bull run of the San Fermin Festival in Pamplona, northern Spain. (Pedro Armestre/Getty images)

: Participants run in front of Dolores Aguirre’s bulls during a bull run of the San Fermin Festival in Pamplona, northern Spain. (Pedro Armestre/Getty images)

: A woman drinks before the second bull run of the San Fermin Festival in Pamplona, northern Spain. The festival is a symbol of Spanish culture that attracts thousands of tourists to watch the bull runs despite heavy condemnation from animal rights groups. (Pedro Armestre/Getty images)

: People attend the second bull run of the San Fermin Festival in Pamplona, northern Spain. (Pedro Armestre/Getty images)

: Participants run in front of Dolores Aguirre’s bulls during a bull run of the San Fermin Festival in Pamplona, northern Spain. (Pedro Armestre/Getty images)

: Participants run in front of Dolores Aguirre’s bulls during a bull run of the San Fermin Festival in Pamplona, northern Spain. (Pedro Armestre/Getty images)

: Participants run in front of Dolores Aguirre’s bulls during a bull run of the San Fermin Festival in Pamplona, northern Spain. (Pedro Armestre/Getty images)

: A crowd of runners sprint towards the entrance to the bull ring during the second running of the bulls at the San Fermin festival in Pamplona. (Eloy Alonso/Reuters photo)

: A fighting cow tosses a reveller at the bullring following the second running of the bulls of the San Fermin festival in Pamplona. Several runners suffered light injuries in a run that lasted two minutes and twenty five seconds, according to local media. (Eloy Alonso/Reuters photo)

: Two men dance during the “Baile de la alpargata” (Espadrille dance) at Pamplona’s casino, after the second running of the bulls during San Fermin festival in Pamplona. Visitors to the nine-day festival, depicted in Ernest Hemingway’s 1926 novel “The Sun Also Rises”, take part in activities including the running of the bulls, an early morning half-mile dash from the corral to the bullring alongside six bulls destined to die in the afternoon’s corrida. This is followed by processions of giant traditional figures, concerts, firebulls, fireworks, and large doses of eating, drinking, dancing and late nights. (Susana Vera/Reuters photo)

: Runners sprint alongside Dolores Aguirre fighting bulls at the entrance to the bull ring during the second running of the bulls of the San Fermin festival in Pamplona. (Vincent West/Reuters photo)

: A fighting cow leaps over revellers upon entering the bullring following the second running of the bulls of the San Fermin festival in Pamplona. (Eloy Alonso/Reuters photo)

: Runners wait for the start of the second running of the bulls of the San Fermin festival in Pamplona. (Susana Vera/Reuters photo)

: Runners sprint alongside Dolores Aguirre fighting bulls at the entrance to the bull ring during the second running of the bulls of the San Fermin festival in Pamplona. (Vincent West/Reuters photo)

: A reveller sleeps on a public bench after the second running of the bulls of the San Fermin festival in Pamplona. (Susana Vera/Reuters photo)

: A woman uses her smart phone on a balcony to record the runners waiting for the start of the second running of the bulls of the San Fermin festival in Pamplona. (Susana Vera/Reuters photo)

: A runner dressed in suit and tie waits for the start of the second running of the bulls of the San Fermin festival in Pamplona. (Susana Vera/Reuters photo)

: Runners get out of the way of a lone steer during the second running of the bulls of the San Fermin festival in Pamplona. (Susana Vera/Reuters photo)

: Runners sprint alongside Dolores Aguirre Ybarra fighting bulls during the second running of the bulls of the San Fermin festival in Pamplona. (Susana Vera/Reuters photo)

: Runner sprints alongside Dolores Aguirre Ybarra fighting bulls at the Estafeta corner during the second running of the bulls of the San Fermin festival in Pamplona. (Joseba Etxaburu/Reuters photo)

: Runners sprint alongside Dolores Aguirre Ybarra fighting bulls at the Estafeta corner during the second running of the bulls of the San Fermin festival in Pamplona. (Joseba Etxaburu/Reuters photo)

: Runners sprint alongside Dolores Aguirre Ybarra fighting bulls up Santo Domingo hill during the second running of the bulls of the San Fermin festival in Pamplona. (Susana Vera/Reuters photo)

: A Dolores Aguirre Ybarra fighting bull grabs the t-shirt of a runner with its horn (L, background) as they sprint up Santo Domingo hill during the second running of the bulls of the San Fermin festival in Pamplona. (Susana Vera/Reuters photo)

: Runners fall in the path of Dolores Aguirre Ybarra at the Estafeta corner during the second running of the bulls of the San Fermin festival in Pamplona. (Joseba Etxaburu/Reuters photo)

: Runners sprint alongside Dolores Aguirre Ybarra fighting bulls at the Estafeta corner during the second running of the bulls of the San Fermin festival in Pamplona. (Joseba Etxaburu/Reuters photo)

: Runners sprint alongside Dolores Aguirre Ybarra fighting bulls at the Estafeta corner during the second running of the bulls of the San Fermin festival in Pamplona. (Joseba Etxaburu/Reuters photo)

: Runners sprint alongside Dolores Aguirre Ybarra fighting bulls at the Estafeta corner during the second running of the bulls of the San Fermin festival in Pamplona. (Joseba Etxaburu/Reuters photo)

: Runners fall in the path of an Alcurrucen fighting bull (L) and steers at the entrance to the bull ring during the first running of the bulls of the San Fermin festival in Pamplona. (Susana Vera/Reuters photo)

: Runners sprint alongside Dolores Aguirre Ybarra fighting bulls at the entrance to the bull ring during the second running of the bulls of the San Fermin festival in Pamplona. (Eloy Alonso/Reuters photo)

: Participants run in front of Dolores Aguirre’s bulls during a bull run of the San Fermin Festival in Pamplona, northern Spain. (Pedro Armestre/Getty images)

: Runners sprint alongside Dolores Aguirre Ybarra fighting bulls at the entrance to the bull ring during the second running of the bulls of the San Fermin festival in Pamplona. (Eloy Alonso/Reuters photo)

: A runner sprints in front of a Dolores Aguirre Ybarra fighting bull at the entrance to the bull ring during the second running of the bulls of the San Fermin festival in Pamplona. (Eloy Alonso/Reuters photo)

: Runners sprint alongside Alcurrucen fighting bulls at the Estafeta corner during the first running of the bulls of the San Fermin festival in Pamplona. (Eloy Alonso/Reuters photo)

: Runners sprint alongside Alcurrucen fighting bulls at the Estafeta corner during the first running of the bulls of the San Fermin festival in Pamplona. Several runners suffered light injuries in a run that lasted four minutes and six seconds, according to local media. (Eloy Alonso/Reuters photo)

: An Alcurrucen fighting bull gets turned around at the entrance to the bull ring during the first running of the bulls of the San Fermin festival in Pamplona. Several runners suffered light injuries in a run that lasted four minutes and six seconds, according to local media. (Susana Vera/Reuters photo)

: Runners lead an Alcurrucen fighting bull into the bull ring during the first running of the bulls of the San Fermin festival in Pamplona. (Joseba Etxaburu/Reuters photo)

: Runners lead an Alcurrucen fighting bull into the bull ring during the first running of the bulls of the San Fermin festival in Pamplona. (Joseba Etxaburu/Reuters photo)

: Steers make their way through a crowd of runners at the entrance to the bull ring during the first running of the bulls of the San Fermin festival in Pamplona. (Joseba Etxaburu/Reuters photo)

: Revellers sleep on the street before the first running of the bulls of the San Fermin festival in Pamplona. (Susana Vera/Reuters photo)

: Runners lead an Alcurrucen fighting bull towards the entrance to the bull ring during the first running of the bulls of the San Fermin festival in Pamplona. (Susana Vera/Reuters photo)

: Revellers wait at the Estafeta corner before the first running of the bulls of the San Fermin festival in Pamplona. (Eloy Alonso/Reuters photo)

: A runner grabs the horn of an Alcurrucen fighting bull at the entrance to the bull ring during the first running of the bulls of the San Fermin festival in Pamplona. (Susana Vera/Reuters photo)

: A fighting cow leaps over revellers upon entering the bullring following the first running of the bulls of the San Fermin festival in Pamplona. (Joseba Etxaburu/Reuters photo)

: Medical services carry a man after Dolores Aguirre’s ranch fighting bulls passed along Curva Estafeta during the third day of the San Fermin Running Of The Bulls festival in Pamplona, Spain. (Pablo Blazquez Dominguez/Getty Images)

: A “Kiliki” hits a child in his face with a sponge at the San Fermin festival in Pamplona. “Kilikis”, wearing outsized masks and playfully hitting bystanders with sponges on sticks, parade daily through the city accompanied by brass bands during the nine-day-long festival made popular by U.S. writer Ernest Hemingway. (Eloy Alonso/Reuters photo)

: A “Kiliki” gestures next to crowds during San Fermin day at the San Fermin festival in Pamplona. “Kilikis”, wearing outsized masks and playfully hitting bystanders with sponges on sticks, parade daily through the city accompanied by brass bands during the nine-day-long festival. (Vincent West/Reuters photo)

: A child cries next to a “Kiliki” at the San Fermin festival in Pamplona. “Kilikis”, wearing outsized masks and playfully hitting bystanders with sponges on sticks, parade daily through the city accompanied by brass bands during the nine-day-long festival. (Eloy Alonso/Reuters photo)

: A woman smiles as she takes part in a parade on San Fermin day in Pamplona. San Fermin is the patron saint of the nine day annual festival. (Vincent West/Reuters photo)

: Band members dressed in ceremonial attire play music during the procession of San Fermin on the saint’s day in Pamplona. (Susana Vera/Reuters photo)

: A police officer tells a reveler in a cow costume to vacate the path of the bull run as runners wait for the start of the second running of the bulls of the San Fermin festival in Pamplona. (Susana Vera/Reuters photo)

: A reveller sleeps in the early hours ahead of the Alcurrucen’s ranch fighting bulls running during the second day of the San Fermin Running Of The Bulls festival in Pamplona, Spain. (Pablo Blazquez Dominguez/Getty Images)

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