2015 San Fermin fiestas in Pamplona, Spain

Jul 6, 2015

2015 San Fermin fiestas in Pamplona, Spain

Matt Bracken 0 Comment The Baltimore Sun, World Pamplona, Spain

Revelers from around the world turned out here to kick off the festival with a messy party in the Pamplona town square, one day before the first of eight days of the running of the bulls.

: Revelers are sprayed with water as they celebrate during the launch of the ‘Chupinazo’ rocket, to celebrate the official opening of the 2015 San Fermin fiestas in Pamplona, Spain, Monday, July 6, 2015. (AP Photo/Daniel Ochoa de Olza)

: Revelers celebrate during the launch of the ‘Chupinazo’ rocket, to celebrate the official opening of the 2015 San Fermin Fiestas, in Pamplona, northern Spain, Monday, July 6, 2015. (AP Photo/Alvaro Barrientos)

: Revelers rise their arms as they celebrate during the launch of the ‘Chupinazo’ rocket, to celebrate the official opening of the 2015 San Fermin Fiestas, in Pamplona, northern Spain, Monday, July 6, 2015. (AP Photo/Alvaro Barrientos)

: Revelers sing and shout during the launch of the ‘Chupinazo’ rocket, to celebrate the official opening of the 2015 San Fermin fiestas in Pamplona, Spain, Monday, July 6, 2015. (AP Photo/Daniel Ochoa de Olza)

: A reveler jumps from high towards his friends as they celebrate during the launch of the ‘Chupinazo’ rocket, to celebrate the official opening of the 2015 San Fermin fiestas in Pamplona, Spain, Monday, July 6, 2015. (AP Photo/Daniel Ochoa de Olza)

: People look on from a balcony while they celebrate during the launch of the ‘Chupinazo’ rocket, to celebrate the official opening of the 2015 San Fermin Fiestas, in Pamplona, northern Spain, Monday, July 6, 2015. (AP Photo/Alvaro Barrientos)

: Revelers cool off with water thrown from a balcony during the launch of the ‘Chupinazo’ rocket, to celebrate the official opening of the 2015 San Fermin Fiestas, in Pamplona, northern Spain, Monday, July 6, 2015. (AP Photo/Alvaro Barrientos)

: Members of the Gaiteros musician group gesture in front of the City hall, back, while celebrating during the launch of the ‘Chupinazo’ rocket, to celebrate the official opening of the 2015 San Fermin Fiestas, in Pamplona, northern Spain, Monday, July 6, 2015. (AP Photo/Alvaro Barrientos)

: A girl is held by other revelers during the launch of the “Chupinazo” rocket, to celebrate the official opening of the 2015 San Fermin fiestas in Pamplona, Spain, Monday, July 6, 2015. (AP Photo/Andres Kudacki)

: Revelers shout as girls pull up their t-shirts during the launch of the “Chupinazo” rocket, to celebrate the official opening of the 2015 San Fermin festival in Pamplona, Spain, Monday, July 6, 2015. (AP Photo/Andres Kudacki)

: Revelers throw wine during the launch of the “Chupinazo” rocket, to celebrate the official opening of the 2015 San Fermin festival in Pamplona, Spain, Monday, July 6, 2015. (AP Photo/Andres Kudacki)

: A reveler celebrates during the launch of the ‘Chupinazo’ rocket, to celebrate the official opening of the 2015 San Fermin Fiestas, in Pamplona, northern Spain, Monday, July 6, 2015. (AP Photo/Alvaro Barrientos)

: Revelers hold the basque flag during the launch of the “Chupinazo” rocket, to celebrate the official opening of the 2015 San Fermin fiestas in Pamplona, Spain, Monday, July 6, 2015. (AP Photo/Andres Kudacki)

: Revelers sing while the band plays after the launch of the ‘Chupinazo’ rocket, to celebrate the official opening of the 2015 San Fermin fiestas in Pamplona, Spain, Monday, July 6, 2015. (AP Photo/Daniel Ochoa de Olza)

: Revellers hold up their red handkerchiefs during the opening day or ‘Chupinazo’ of the San Fermin Running of the Bulls fiesta on July 6, 2015 in Pamplona, Spain. (Photo by Pablo Blazquez Dominguez/Getty Images)

: Revellers enjoy the atmosphere during the opening day or ‘Chupinazo’ of the San Fermin Running of the Bulls fiesta on July 6, 2015 in Pamplona, Spain. (Photo by Pablo Blazquez Dominguez/Getty Images)

: Revellers enjoy the atmosphere during the opening day or ‘Chupinazo’ of the San Fermin Running of the Bulls fiesta on July 6, 2015 in Pamplona, Spain. (Photo by Pablo Blazquez Dominguez/Getty Images)

: Revellers throw a bucket of water from a balcony to the crowd during the opening day or ‘Chupinazo’ of the San Fermin Running of the Bulls fiesta on July 6, 2015 in Pamplona, Spain. (Photo by Pablo Blazquez Dominguez/Getty Images)

: Revellers enjoy the atmosphere during the opening day or ‘Chupinazo’ of the San Fermin Running of the Bulls fiesta on July 6, 2015 in Pamplona, Spain. (Photo by Pablo Blazquez Dominguez/Getty Images)

: Revellers enjoy the atmosphere during the opening day or ‘Chupinazo’ of the San Fermin Running of the Bulls fiesta on July 6, 2015 in Pamplona, Spain. (Photo by Pablo Blazquez Dominguez/Getty Images)

: Revellers enjoy the atmosphere during the opening day or ‘Chupinazo’ of the San Fermin Running of the Bulls fiesta on July 6, 2015 in Pamplona, Spain. The annual Fiesta de San Fermin, made famous by the 1926 novel of US writer Ernest Hemingway entitled ‘The Sun Also Rises’, involves the daily running of the bulls through the historic heart of Pamplona to the bull ring. (Photo by Pablo Blazquez Dominguez/Getty Images)

: Revellers gather at Pamplona’s city-hall square to celebrate the ‘Chupinazo’ (start rocket) marking the kickoff at noon sharp of the San Fermin Festival, in front of the Town Hall of Pamplona, northern Spain, on July 6, 2015. (ANDER GILLENEA/AFP/Getty Images)

: A man is tossed by revellers as they celebrate the ‘Chupinazo’ (start rocket) to mark the kickoff at noon sharp of the San Fermin Festival, in front of the Town Hall of Pamplona, northern Spain, on July 6, 2015. (ANDER GILLENEA/AFP/Getty Images)

: Participants hold red scarves as they celebrate the ‘Chupinazo’ (start rocket) to mark the kickoff at noon sharp of the San Fermin Festival, in front of the Town Hall of Pamplona, northern Spain, on July 6, 2015. (MIGUEL RIOPA/AFP/Getty Images)

: Revellers hold their red scarves as they celebrate the ‘Chupinazo’ (start rocket) to mark the kickoff at noon sharp of the San Fermin Festival, in front of the Town Hall of Pamplona, northern Spain, on July 6, 2015. (MIGUEL RIOPA/AFP/Getty Images)

: People on balconies witness the ‘Chupinazo’ (start rocket) celebration that marks the kickoff at noon sharp of the San Fermin Festival, in front of the Town Hall of Pamplona, northern Spain, on July 6, 2015. A red-and-white sea of revelers soaked each other with wine in a packed Pamplona square today to start off Spain’s most famous fiesta, the San Fermin bull-running festival. (MIGUEL RIOPA/AFP/Getty Images)

: Revelers celebrate during the launch of the ‘Chupinazo’ rocket, to celebrate the official opening of the 2015 San Fermin Fiestas, in Pamplona, northern Spain, Monday, July 6, 2015. (AP Photo/Alvaro Barrientos)

: Revelers are sprayed with water as they celebrate during the launch of the ‘Chupinazo’ rocket, to celebrate the official opening of the 2015 San Fermin fiestas in Pamplona, Spain, Monday, July 6, 2015. (AP Photo/Daniel Ochoa de Olza)

: Revelers celebrate during the launch of the ‘Chupinazo’ rocket, to celebrate the official opening of the 2015 San Fermin Fiestas, in Pamplona, northern Spain, Monday, July 6, 2015. (AP Photo/Alvaro Barrientos)

: Revelers hold up traditional red neckties during the launch of the “Chupinazo” rocket, to celebrate the official opening of the 2015 San Fermin fiestas in Pamplona, Spain, Monday, July 6, 2015. (AP Photo/Andres Kudacki)

: Revelers celebrate during the launch of the ‘Chupinazo’ rocket, to celebrate the official opening of the 2015 San Fermin Fiestas, in Pamplona, northern Spain, Monday, July 6, 2015. (AP Photo/Alvaro Barrientos)

: Revelers celebrate during the launch of the ‘Chupinazo’ rocket, to celebrate the official opening of the 2015 San Fermin Fiestas, in Pamplona, northern Spain, Monday, July 6, 2015. (AP Photo/Alvaro Barrientos)

: A reveler celebrates during the launch of the ‘Chupinazo’ rocket, to celebrate the official opening of the 2015 San Fermin Fiestas, in Pamplona, northern Spain, Monday, July 6, 2015. (AP Photo/Alvaro Barrientos)

: Revelers celebrate during the launch of the ‘Chupinazo’ rocket, to celebrate the official opening of the 2015 San Fermin Fiestas, in Pamplona, northern Spain, Monday, July 6, 2015. (AP Photo/Alvaro Barrientos)

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