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November 26, 2014
Where One Bull + "Flammable Balls" = Festival!
Toro de Jubilo, a Fire Bull festival, is an ancient tradition held annually at midnight in the Spanish town of Medinaceli. The event starts when flammable balls attached to a bull's horns are set alight. The animal is then untied and revelers dodge it until the flammable material is consumed. The bull is covered with a thick layer of mud on the back and face to protect it from burns.Fire Bull Festival - In Focus - The Atlantic
Posted by gerardvanderleun at November 26, 2014 7:50 AM. This is an entry on the sideblog of American Digest: Check it out.
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PETA oughta' go nuts over this one. (No pun intended.) (Seriously; only noticed it in Preview.)
Posted by: BillH ![[TypeKey Profile Page]](http://americandigest.org/sidelines/nav-commenters.gif)
at November 26, 2014 7:46 AM
...and one more.
Party line = Good; Facts = Bad
Posted by: Syd B. at November 26, 2014 7:47 AM
2 legged animals trying to not get killed while agitating 4 legged animals.
Posted by: ghostsniper at November 26, 2014 11:17 AM
Shouldn't the tar balls be stuck to the other end...oh, never mind.
Posted by: Rich Fader at November 26, 2014 2:17 PM
A bull may understand a fight in a ring against a matador, such as it is. And has a sense to prevail and at times does.
But the primal fear of fire is a cruel thing to inflict on any mortal creature. More cruel than the picadores or matador.
God's warnings are full of images of fire for a reason. It's pure terror. How ugly!
Posted by: Joan of Argghh! at November 26, 2014 3:00 PM