Spain's San Fermin bull-running festival begins with a firework blast looking to 'Free Palestine'

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Spain's San Fermin bull-running festival begins with a firework blast looking to 'Free Palestine'  The nine-day festival is famed for its  “encierros,” or bull runs, which, starting on Monday, will see thousands of people sprint to avoid six bulls charging along a winding cobblestoned route to the city’s bullring.  READ MORE : http://www.euronews.com/2025/07/06/spains-san-fermin-bull-running-festival-begins-with-a-firework-blast-looking-to-free-pales  Spark your senses, wake your wonder. Euronews Culture seeks to show creativity in action and inspire our audience to explore the world through the five senses. Start your journey through the best of Europe's arts, gastronomy, traditions and high-end craftsmanship.

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00:00Tens of thousands of revellers packed the main square in Pamplona in northern Spain

00:06on Sunday to celebrate as the San Fermin bull running festival kicked off.

00:11This year's edition officially began with the Chupinato Firework Blast, which was dedicated

00:16to the Palestinian cause, a symbolic tradition dating back to the early 20th century.

00:23Nearly everyone, including the throngs of foreign tourists who came to the event, was

00:27dressed in the traditional garb of white trousers and shirt with a red sash and neckerchief.

00:33The nine-day festival is famed for its bull runs, which starting on Monday will see thousands

00:39of people sprint to avoid six bulls charging along a winding cobblestone route to the city's

00:46bull ring.

00:47Despite the controversy surrounding this and protests by animal rights campaigners, over

00:52time the festival has evolved into a spectacle that captivates people globally.

00:57levir.

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