DRUNKENNESS

What would be the sanfermines without the drunkenness of the majority of the people, without the early drinks of the morning, the ones at the midday, the ones during and after the lunch, the sangria of the corrida...? For sure, our festivals would lose a part of their genuine essence, at least, as we know them nowadays.

Everybody has some drinks in sanfermines, is something inevitable. What can we do!!

The very same day whenthe festival begins, the 6th of July, before the rocket is set off, the cuadrillas (groups of friends) meet to have a lunch and start to drink. At 12 o’clock, when the rocket is set off from the Town Hall, thousand and thousand of bottles of champagne are open and the liquid is spread all around; only a small quantity is drunk by the people. From this moment, as some people say, starts the beginning of the end, the drunkenness lasts from the 6th to the 14th.

But this phenomenon of drink without stop, apart from the funny face has another sad one, the results/consequences of drink too much. Drink or, drink a lot as we do in sanfermines, has nothing to do with drink so much that you are not able to enjoy the fiesta; it is quite silly. It will be difficult to control it, surely, but if you want to have a big fun try to avoid these situations. It would be good if you could have an idea of the level of alcohol that can tolerate/endure your body; of course it is difficult to know, but it will be better for you if you don’t want to find yourself in the street, thrown like a black bag.

One helpful antidote can be the delicious food you can find here; it is not the same to drink with the stomach empty or full.

If you are a "professional" drinker, you will know that mix different drinks is one of the worst things you can do for the hangover of the next day and for your stomach. Don’t forget that the sanfermines last nine days, so take it easy and have a big fun!