Entries Tagged as 'The bull fighting'

2nd International Contest of Flash Stories on San Fermin

May 21st, 2010 by rajauta · No comments

Dear readers, We are very glad to announce the start of the 2nd INTERNATIONAL CONTEST OF FLASH STORIES ON SAN FERMIN. Lat yea we came up with this idea while drinking a bottle of red wine after a enjoying a nice dinner in our ‘Peña’, some two months ago. Since then, we have been preparing [...]

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Categories: Peñas, Sanfermines, The bull fighting, The running of the bulls, Txupinazo, Visitors | No comments »

El Toro

March 10th, 2008 by estafetakoa · 5 comments

Toro. This is the Spanish word for bull. A short and strong word. During San Fermin festival, bull is the King in Pamplona. Although the festival is dedicated to San Fermin, everything goes around the bull. A week before San Fermin bulls arrive in Pamplona from their homelands in Castilla and Andalucia. You may visit [...]

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What is a Peña?

March 3rd, 2008 by estafetakoa · No comments

If you only have references about San Fermin based on TV or Hemingway’s ‘The sun…’ you may not have noticed one of the main elements in our fiesta: Peñas. What does that strange word mean? Peñas are a kind of clubs in Pamplona where you may go in, only if you are a member. But [...]

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