Yeah, I would agree with what most people think that haven't grown up in a traditional Spanish speaking environment, and that is that the running of the bulls and bull fighting seem unusual to say the least. Also they seem unnecessarily dangerous. The running of the bulls sounds interesting however and why they do and what it means surprised me a bit being that they do it to honor their patron saint, San Fermin. By the way the running of the bulls is held in Pamplona, Spain.
Every year from July 7th-14th the running of the bulls begins, thousands of people gather in Pamplona to start the most famous bull-running celebration to honor Navarre capital's patron saint, San Fermin. In the morning of July 7th, runners mostly younger men gather at the bottom of Santo Domingo, which is where the starting line is. They then group up and sing a tradional song. Then, a rocket goes off, and a bunch of bulls are released. The bulls run along the rather narrow street a half of a mile to a bull ring. The runners run in front of the bulls, trying to get as close as possible. I would guess that participating in this would be quite the adrenaline rush and honestly I could never see myself doing this. Although impressive the fact that these bulls are bred for this and then killed later in the day by a matador in a bull fighting ring seems a bit cruel, however the running of the bulls part seem exciting.
Site: http://www.spain-info.com/Culture/bullrunning.htm
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