Photos: San Fermin festival in Pamplona, running of the bulls
Several thousand thrill-seekers tested their bravery Sunday by dashing alongside six fighting bulls through the streets of the northern Spanish city of Pamplona on the first day of the running of the bulls. See photos of the running of the bulls and of the bullfights.
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Spanish bullfighter Antonio Nazare performs with an Alcurrucen fighting bull during a bullfight of the San Fermin festival, in Pamplona, Spain, Sunday, July 7, 2013. Revelers from around the world arrive to Pamplona every year to take part on some of the eight days of the running of the bulls glorified by Ernest Hemingway's 1926 novel "The Sun Also Rises." (AP Photo/Daniel Ochoa de Olza)
Spain San Fermin
Bullfighters warm up before a bullfight of the San Fermin festival, in Pamplona, Spain, Sunday, July 7, 2013. Revelers from around the world arrive to Pamplona every year to take part on some of the eight days of the running of the bulls glorified by Ernest Hemingway's 1926 novel "The Sun Also Rises." (AP Photo/Daniel Ochoa de Olza)
Spain San Fermin
A bullfighter is helped to adjust his 'capote' decorated with an image of a virgin before a bullfight of the San Fermin festival, in Pamplona, Spain, Sunday, July 7, 2013. Revelers from around the world arrive to Pamplona every year to take part on some of the eight days of the running of the bulls glorified by Ernest Hemingway's 1926 novel "The Sun Also Rises." (AP Photo/Daniel Ochoa de Olza)
Spain San Fermin
An Alcurrucen's ranch fighting bull is seen during a bullfight of the San Fermin festival, in Pamplona, Spain, Sunday, July 7, 2013. Revelers from around the world arrive to Pamplona every year to take part on some of the eight days of the running of the bulls glorified by Ernest Hemingway's 1926 novel "The Sun Also Rises." (AP Photo/Daniel Ochoa de Olza)
Spain San Fermin
A reveler grabs the horn of an Alcurrucen's ranch fighting bull during the running of the bulls of the San Fermin festival, in Pamplona, Spain, Sunday, July 7, 2013. Revelers from around the world arrive to Pamplona every year to take part in some of the eight days of the running of the bulls glorified by Ernest Hemingway's 1926 novel "The Sun Also Rises." (AP Photo/Daniel Ochoa de Olza)
Spain San Fermin
A reveler drives an Alcurrucen's ranch fighting bull to the bullring during the running of the bulls of the San Fermin festival, in Pamplona, Spain, Sunday, July 7, 2013. Revelers from around the world arrive to Pamplona every year to take part in some of the eight days of the running of the bulls glorified by Ernest Hemingway's 1926 novel "The Sun Also Rises." (AP Photo/Daniel Ochoa de Olza)
Spain San Fermin
Revelers are surprised by steers who drive the fighting bulls during the running of the bulls at the San Fermin festival, in Pamplona, Spain, Sunday, July 7, 2013. Revelers from around the world arrive to Pamplona every year to take part on some of the eight days of the running of the bulls glorified by Ernest Hemingway's 1926 novel "The Sun Also Rises." (AP Photo/Daniel Ochoa de Olza)
Spain San Fermin
A revelers drives an Alcurrucen's ranch fighting bulls to the bullring during the running of the bulls of the San Fermin festival, in Pamplona, Spain, Sunday, July 7, 2013. Revelers from around the world arrive to Pamplona every year to take part on some of the eight days of the running of the bulls glorified by Ernest Hemingway's 1926 novel "The Sun Also Rises." (AP Photo/Daniel Ochoa de Olza)
Spain San Fermin
Revelers are surprised by steerers, used to drive the fighting bulls, during the running of the bulls at the San Fermin festival, in Pamplona, Spain, Sunday, July 7, 2013. Revelers from around the world arrive to Pamplona every year to take part on some of the eight days of the running of the bulls glorified by Ernest Hemingway's 1926 novel "The Sun Also Rises." (AP Photo/Daniel Ochoa de Olza)
Spain San Fermin
A reveler grabs the horn of an Alcurrucen's ranch fighting bull during the running of the bulls of the San Fermin festival, in Pamplona, Spain, Sunday, July 7, 2013. Revelers from around the world arrive to Pamplona every year to take part on some of the eight days of the running of the bulls glorified by Ernest Hemingway's 1926 novel "The Sun Also Rises." (AP Photo/Daniel Ochoa de Olza)
Spain San Fermin
A reveler runs next to an Alcurrucen's ranch fighting bull during the running of the bulls of the San Fermin festival, in Pamplona, Spain, Sunday, July 7, 2013. Revelers from around the world arrive to Pamplona every year to take part on some of the eight days of the running of the bulls glorified by Ernest Hemingway's 1926 novel "The Sun Also Rises." (AP Photo/Daniel Ochoa de Olza)
Spain San Fermin
Revelers run and fall in front of Alcurrucen's ranch fighting bulls during the running of the bulls of the San Fermin festival, in Pamplona, Spain, Sunday, July 7, 2013. Revelers from around the world arrive to Pamplona every year to take part on some of the eight days of the running of the bulls glorified by Ernest Hemingway's 1926 novel "The Sun Also Rises." (AP Photo/Daniel Ochoa de Olza)
Spain San Fermin
A reveler plays a trumpet on Estafeta corner early in the morning before to start the first running of the bulls from Alcurrucen ranch, at the San Fermin fiestas, in Pamplona northern Spain on Sunday, July 7, 2013. (AP Photo/Alvaro Barrientos)
Spain San Fermin
Revelers wait next to Estafeta corner early in the morning before to start and run the first running of the bulls from Alcurrucen ranch, at the San Fermin fiestas, in Pamplona, northern Spain on Sunday, July 7, 2013. (AP Photo/Alvaro Barrientos)
Spain San Fermin
Revelers wait early in the morning before the start of the first running of the bulls from Alcurrucen ranch, at the San Fermin fiestas, in Pamplona northern Spain on Sunday, July 7, 2013. (AP Photo/Alvaro Barrientos)
Spain San Fermin
Revelers wait early in the morning before the start of the first running of Alcurrucen ranch fighting bulls, at the San Fermin fiestas, in Pamplona northern Spain on Sunday, July 7, 2013. (AP Photo/Alvaro Barrientos)
Spain San Fermin
Revelers wait early in the morning before the start of the first running of Alcurrucen ranch fighting bulls, at the San Fermin fiestas, in Pamplona northern Spain on Sunday, July 7, 2013. (AP Photo/Alvaro Barrientos)
Spain San Fermin
Revelers wait on balconies before the start the first running of Alcurrucen ranch fighting bulls, at the San Fermin fiestas, in Pamplona northern Spain on Sunday, July 7, 2013. (AP Photo/Alvaro Barrientos)
Spain San Fermin
An Alcurrucen's ranch fighting bull tosses revelers during the running of the bulls of the San Fermin festival, in Pamplona, Spain, Sunday, July 7, 2013. Revelers from around the world arrive to Pamplona every year to take part on some of the eight days of the running of the bulls glorified by Ernest Hemingway's 1926 novel "The Sun Also Rises." (AP Photo/Daniel Ochoa de Olza)
Spain San Fermin
A reveler grabs the horn of an Alcurrucen's ranch fighting bull during the running of the bulls of the San Fermin festival, in Pamplona, Spain, Sunday, July 7, 2013. Revelers from around the world arrive to Pamplona every year to take part on some of the eight days of the running of the bulls glorified by Ernest Hemingway's 1926 novel "The Sun Also Rises." (AP Photo/Daniel Ochoa de Olza)
Spain San Fermin
Revelers watch Alcurrucen ranch fighting bulls on the Estafeta corner during the first running of the bulls at the San Fermin fiestas, in Pamplona northern Spain on Sunday, July 7, 2013. (AP Photo/Alvaro Barrientos)
Spain San Fermin
Revelers are chased by Alcurrucen ranch fighting bulls on the Estafeta corner during the first running of the bulls at the San Fermin fiestas, in Pamplona northern Spain on Sunday, July 7, 2013. (AP Photo/Alvaro Barrientos)
Spain San Fermin
An Alcurrucen's ranch fighting bull runs towards revelers during the running of the bulls of the San Fermin festival, in Pamplona, Spain, Sunday, July 7, 2013. Revelers from around the world arrive to Pamplona every year to take part on some of the eight days of the running of the bulls glorified by Ernest Hemingway's 1926 novel "The Sun Also Rises." (AP Photo/Daniel Ochoa de Olza)
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Revelers are surprised by steerers, used to drive the fighting bulls, during the running of the bulls at the San Fermin festival, in Pamplona, Spain, Sunday, July 7, 2013. Revelers from around the world arrive to Pamplona every year to take part on some of the eight days of the running of the bulls glorified by Ernest Hemingway's 1926 novel "The Sun Also Rises." (AP Photo/Daniel Ochoa de Olza)
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Revelers wait on Estafeta corner early in the morning before the start of the first running of the bulls from Alcurrucen ranch, at the San Fermin fiestas, in Pamplona northern Spain on Sunday, July 7, 2013. (AP Photo/Alvaro Barrientos)
Spain San Fermin
An Alcurrucen's ranch fighting bull bleeds during a bullfight of the San Fermin festival, in Pamplona, Spain, Sunday, July 7, 2013. Revelers from around the world arrive to Pamplona every year to take part on some of the eight days of the running of the bulls glorified by Ernest Hemingway's 1926 novel "The Sun Also Rises." (AP Photo/Daniel Ochoa de Olza)
Spain San Fermin
An Alcurrucen's ranch fighting bull is seen during a bullfight of the San Fermin festival, in Pamplona, Spain, Sunday, July 7, 2013. Revelers from around the world arrive to Pamplona every year to take part on some of the eight days of the running of the bulls glorified by Ernest Hemingway's 1926 novel "The Sun Also Rises." (AP Photo/Daniel Ochoa de Olza)
Spain San Fermin
An Alcurrucen's ranch fighting bull looks at a pink capote during a bullfight of the San Fermin festival, in Pamplona, Spain, Sunday, July 7, 2013. Revelers from around the world arrive to Pamplona every year to take part on some of the eight days of the running of the bulls glorified by Ernest Hemingway's 1926 novel "The Sun Also Rises." (AP Photo/Daniel Ochoa de Olza)