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Festival Culture & Traditions

Gigantes and cabezudos figures during the closing despedida ceremony, Pamplona San Fermin
Festival Culture & Traditions

Pamplona’s Giants Aren’t Spain’s Oldest. The 1276 Date Is Fiction.

Pamplona's gigantes y cabezudos aren't Spain's oldest tradition. The 1276 date comes from a novel. Real, sourced timelines for Barcelona, Zaragoza, and Alicante compared.
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Aerial view of a Spanish bullring where Pamplona-style recortes and vaquillas take place
Festival Culture & Traditions

Recortes Isn’t a Bullfight, and the Best One Happens Minutes After Pamplona’s Encierro Ends

Recortes isn't a bullfight. It's a Spanish sport with 1930s roots, staged daily in Pamplona's bullring minutes after the encierro.
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Crowd in white and red San Fermín dress filling a Pamplona street, where the peñas parade each July
Festival Culture & Traditions

Pamplona’s Oldest Peña Isn’t as Old as the History Books Say

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Fiesta crowd in traditional white and red, San Fermin, Pamplona, gathered on July 6
Festival Culture & Traditions

Riau-Riau: The Pamplona Tradition City Hall Gave Up Trying to Join

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Runners trying to keep pace with the bulls during the encierro
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Running of the Bulls Vocabulary: The Definitive San Fermín Dictionary

The definitive guide to the language of San Fermín and the encierro. From the Basque roots of fiesta words to the Spanish terms every runner
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