Transcript History of La Fiesta de San Fermin

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• La fiesta de San Fermin is celebrated
in the city of Pamplona (Navarre,
Spain).
• It starts on July 6th and ends on July
14th.
• Visitors from all around the world
come to Spain to celebrate la fiesta
de San Fermin.
• The purpose of la fiesta de San
Fermin is to honor Saint Fermin, a
Pamplona bishop who travelled
converting people to Christianity.
• La fiesta de San Fermin originated when
three festivals were combined into one.
These festivals were the San Fermin
festival, the town fair of Pamplona, and a
celebration of bullfighting.
• When the festival ends at midnight on
July 14th, everyone sings the sad
farewell song called “pobre de mi” to
express their longing for the next year
to come.
• There aren’t any holidays we
celebrate here that are similar to la
fiesta de San Fermin.
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Encierro- running of the bulls
Perseguir- to pursue, chase
Manada- crowd, herd
Arremeter- to attack, charge
Estampida- stampede
Coraje- courage, nerve, anger
Heridos- injured people
Bestia- a beast, ignorant, rude
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Lanzar- to throw
Asustarse- to be scared
Amanecer- break of dawn
Plaza de Toros- bullring
Matador- bullfighter
Tedio- tedious
Derroche- to waste, throw
• Thousands of people, mainly men, run the
streets of Spain with the bulls.
• Some of the roads are blocked off so that
the bulls eventually end up in the bullring.
• Two dozen bulls enter the bullring
charging through about two thousand men,
flinging them to the side occasionally.
• La fiesta de San Fermin isn’t just the
running of the bulls. It has religious origins
too.
• Events such as the procession take place
on the morning of July 7th. This religious
celebration complements the iconic bull- a
totem- and Baco, the god of wine.
• La fiesta de San Fermin started in
1951.
• Everyone wears red and white during
the days of la fiesta de San Fermin.
• The running of the bulls is the most
popular and well known part of la
fiesta de San Fermin.
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• How many days does la fiesta de San Fermin
last and where is the festival held?
• Who is Saint Fermin and what did he do?
• What are the three festivals that make up la
fiesta de San Fermin?
• Why do people sing the song “Pobre de mi”?
• What holidays here are similar to la fiesta de
San Fermin?
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