At the end of the traditional and controversial bull races of the “Sanfermines” festival, five runners were impaled by bulls in Spain. A total of 52 were injured.
Five people were impaled by bulls at the traditional bull run in Pamplona this year. A total of 52 participants had to be treated in hospital, but none of them were seriously injured, the authorities in the Spanish region of Navarre said on Thursday. In the last race this year alone, which lasted little more than two minutes in the morning, there were six injuries.
The San Fermín festival in Pamplona goes back to medieval traditions. It became famous around the world in 1926 through the novel “Fiesta” by Ernest Hemingway. Because of the corona pandemic, the festival was canceled in 2020 and 2021 – for the first time since the Spanish Civil War in the 1930s.
In the running of the bulls, six wild bulls, together with six tame oxen, run the 850-metre path from a pen to the bullring, where they are later killed in the bullfight. Hundreds of daring people take part in the runs; there are dozens of injuries and sometimes deaths every year.
A total of 16 people have died since data collection began in 1911. The last fatality was in 2009, a 27-year-old Spaniard. His parents laid flowers along the route of the bull hunt on Sunday, the 13th anniversary of his death.
The song “Layla” has been at the top of the charts for weeks and is particularly popular on Ballermann. The cities of Würzburg and Dsseldorf have now banned the song at their folk festivals because of its sexist lyrics.
16-year-old Kaden from Norfolk, England, went to his school prom in an extravagant bright red dress with a crown on his head instead of wearing a formal suit. When he got out of the car, his classmates cheered.
Attitudes towards work also change over the generations. Much to the chagrin of Europapark boss Mack, who is currently desperately looking for workers for his amusement park. He cannot understand the work ethic of the younger generation, which is geared towards balance and little stress.
