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2003-07-08
The twenty-fifth anniversary of the events of 1978 |
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Several events will take place today on the 25th anniversary of the events of Sanfermin 1978, when the fiestas were suspended on the 8th of July of that year after the serious incidents which took place at the end of the bullfight and which resulted in the death from gunshots of the young man, Germán...
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2003-07-06
And the party took off |
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At twelve o’clock on the dot, as it should be, a loud and swarming crowd watched the Sunday txupinazo set off the official start of the fiestas, which in any case had already started for many several hours earlier in the day. Few people were prepared to wait for the designated time and from the early...
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2003-07-04
The countdown is over |
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It is getting very close now, there are only hours left before the start of the Sanfermines.
The Kukuxumusu Drawing Factory has put up a clock in Estafeta street on the façade above their official shop so that the people will know exactly when the party can begin. This special clock indicates the...
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Ten questions for ...
WILLIAM RIVAS-RIVAS |
“Sanfermin is a celebration of cruelty”
PETA (People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals), an association with international ties, once again has let itself be seen - in scant attire - on the eve of this year’s Sanfermin fiestas. Just as they did last year, some members and sympathizers covered the route of the running of the bulls in festive ambiance and in the nude to the amusement or scandal of the bystanders and tourists in the vicinity. Their aim was to draw attention to the suffering, which in their opinion the animals undergo, and to show that “you can have fun at the fiestas without torturing animals”. The coordinator of the PETA campaigns in Spanish, the North American, William Rivas-Rivas, who is an ex-naval official, very solemnly and gravely explained his attitude to Sanfermin, as he defended the value of the running of the bulls (or rather, the human running) as against that of the running of the bulls.
-Mr. Rivas-Rivas, where did the idea come from of having a nude human running along the stretch of the running of the bulls?
-The Sanfermin festival is a celebration of cruelty and the bulls in Pamplona are running straight to a horrible bloody death. With the running of the humans, we wish to show that there is a fun way of running which is more humanitarian and without causing suffering to animals.
-What did the local people in Pamplona say to you during the event?
-What the local people say is not the most important thing. The most important thing is that our...
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