I admit, I am against bull festivals!
When I speak of the bull fight, I refer primarily to the classical corrida de toros and what it takes. In the second row there are the novilladas (with cubs), rejoneos (bullfighting on horseback) and the encierros (Bull Run). So you could say the events are organized by professionals and carried out.
It started with a bullfight in Benalmádena Pueblo, where friends got acquainted with other Spaniards. Since I met Carlos know who eagerly for the last novillo waving that white handkerchief with which to demand a second listen to the young torero . Astonished, he looked at me. I still had a towel in the bag. Three pinchazos y media estocada (four murder attempts), no, he really does not deserve this award, not even one! Our opinion was obviously different but he said boldly: "Que esper abas, ha sido muy entretenido " (What do you expect, was quite entertaining.). It is at this point, left our minds. Entertainment at any cost, that can not be the meaning. My argument, which toro have when the time was right to a speedy death and it was the duty of every Matadores to ensure that he earned the title also fair, Compared to when I obviously do not like-minded support. This was but the fate of each bull. For this they are so grown. For this live and die.
I ask. He comes from a village in Jaen and since they can afford each year a bull that they drive through the streets, and each of the residents can always prove how his courage. Here come the knives, forks and similar tools used now is that has always been so.
For such celebrations often, certain fraternities or peñas taurinas responsible for the preparation of this throughout the year, save it and finally they organize. This year, Carlos announced in an almost haughty attitude they can afford a real toro breeding Domecq. The bull breeders from such events just right, because they can give in this way its not for corridas and novilladas suitable bulls still the man. There
Such events in Spain still in many areas, mostly in villages, and the number of abused bulls in the thousands. Fiestas where the bulls exposed to the mercy of the people are found in the ranks of Aficion a certain rejection. As will be left mostly young animals in the streets and are a pure despotism of the people exposed mercilessly. Whether by fire, knives, stones, tar, sticks or whatever, the variety in the bull schmerzufügenden utensils seems to be no limits.
Júbilo Toro de Medinaceli ( Soria), the Toro de Coria ( Casares ) or the Toro de la Vega in Tordesillas (Valladolid ) are well the cruelest Examples of such bull festivals. Fixed? Where this is the party? Where are the elegance, grace and discipline? Where is the respect for the nature of bull? Even if the bull is destined to die, he deserves dignity. But at these festivals is the toros bravos denied precisely the honor. "Public massacre" would this probably closer than any interpretation of the Tauromaquia . A ritual sacrifice in its most shameless form.
This is with the victims not far fetched. In Coria tells you the story that there should be times been a tradition a long time ago, a fellow to sacrifice. This process had probably degenerated his victims to a brutal entertainment of the village. As the lot now met a boy of a rich widow, she offered the city its bull breeding, in exchange for the life of her son. The city fathers agreed to this, since the bull and organize festivals. While only an anecdote, but it points to that address with which the Spaniards this inner attitude fiestas.
It reminds me of the saying of King Philip II of Spain from 1567: "The Spaniards are the bulls in the blood! can "And to counter the animal rights law, if the Spaniards are the bulls in the blood, why do we need the bulls it bleed?
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