Riti ancestrali in Spagna

Members of ''Recortadores'' saulte a bull during a performance in the bullring at the San Fermin Festival, in Pamplona, northern Spain, Saturday, July 13, 2019. Revelers from around the world flock to Pamplona every year to take part in the eight days of the running of the bulls. (AP Photo/Alvaro Barrientos)
EDS NOTE : SPANISH LAW REQUIRES THAT THE FACES OF MINORS ARE MASKED IN PUBLICATIONS WITHIN SPAIN. Revellers wait for the arrival of the fighting bulls at the bullring during the San Fermin Festival, in Pamplona, northern Spain, Sunday, July 14, 2019. The San Fermin fiesta made internationally famous by Ernest Hemingway in his novel
Revellers wait for the arrival of the fighting bulls at the bullring during the San Fermin Festival, in Pamplona, northern Spain, Sunday, July 14, 2019. The San Fermin fiesta made internationally famous by Ernest Hemingway in his novel
Revellers wait for the arrival of the fighting bulls at the bullring during the San Fermin Festival, in Pamplona, northern Spain, Sunday, July 14, 2019. The San Fermin fiesta made internationally famous by Ernest Hemingway in his novel
Revellers and tamed oxen bulls arrive at the bullring during the running of the bulls at the San Fermin Festival, in Pamplona, northern Spain, Sunday, July 14, 2019. The San Fermin fiesta made internationally famous by Ernest Hemingway in his novel
Revellers and fighting bulls arrive at the bullring during the running of the bulls at the San Fermin Festival, in Pamplona, northern Spain, Sunday, July 14, 2019. The San Fermin fiesta made internationally famous by Ernest Hemingway in his novel
Revellers and a fighting bull arrive at the bullring during the running of the bulls at the San Fermin Festival, in Pamplona, northern Spain, Sunday, July 14, 2019. The San Fermin fiesta made internationally famous by Ernest Hemingway in his novel
Revellers run next to fighting bulls during the running of the bulls at the San Fermin Festival, in Pamplona, northern Spain, Sunday, July 14, 2019. The San Fermin fiesta made internationally famous by Ernest Hemingway in his novel
Revellers run next to a fighting bull during the running of the bulls at the San Fermin Festival, in Pamplona, northern Spain, Sunday, July 14, 2019. The San Fermin fiesta made internationally famous by Ernest Hemingway in his novel
EDS NOTE : SPANISH LAW REQUIRES THAT THE FACES OF MINORS ARE MASKED IN PUBLICATIONS WITHIN SPAIN. Children say goodbye to a giant of San Fermin's Comparsa Parade at the San Fermin Festival in Pamplona, northern Spain, Sunday July 14, 2018. Revellers from around the world flock to Pamplona every year to take part in the eight days of the running of the bulls. (AP Photo/Alvaro Barrientos)
EDS NOTE : SPANISH LAW REQUIRES THAT THE FACES OF MINORS ARE MASKED IN PUBLICATIONS WITHIN SPAIN. Children say goodbye to a giant of San Fermin's Comparsa Parade at the San Fermin Festival in Pamplona, northern Spain, Sunday July 14, 2018. Revellers from around the world flock to Pamplona every year to take part in the eight days of the running of the bulls. (AP Photo/Alvaro Barrientos)
San Fermin's Comparsa Parade dance the last dance before saying good bye at the San Fermin Festival in Pamplona, northern Spain, Sunday July 14, 2018. Revellers from around the world flock to Pamplona every year to take part in the eight days of the running of the bulls. (AP Photo/Alvaro Barrientos)
Members of San Fermin Comparsa Parade say goodbye to giants of San Fermin's Comparsa at the San Fermin Festival in Pamplona, northern Spain, Sunday July 14, 2018. Revellers from around the world flock to Pamplona every year to take part in the eight days of the running of the bulls. (AP Photo/Alvaro Barrientos)
A reveler dressed in white and red clothes says good bye to a one of the giants of San Fermin's Comparsa Parade in Pamplona, northern Spain, Sunday July 14, 2018. Revellers from around the world flock to Pamplona every year to take part in the eight days of the running of the bulls. (AP Photo/Alvaro Barrientos)
A Spanish ''picador'' waits before entering the bullring at the San Fermin Festival in Pamplona, northern Spain, Sunday, July 14, 2018. Revelers from around the world flock to Pamplona every year to take part in the eight days of the running of the bulls, and say good bye today with the sing ''Pobre de Mi'' in the midnight. (AP Photo/Alvaro Barrientos)
Spanish ''picador'' carries his hat as he waits before to entering in the bullring at the San Fermin Festival in Pamplona, northern Spain, Sunday, July 14, 2018. Revelers from around the world flock to Pamplona every year to take part in the eight days of the running of the bulls, and say good bye today with the sing ''Pobre de Mi'' in the midnight. (AP Photo/Alvaro Barrientos)
Spanish bullfighter Octavio Chacon, left, adjusts his ''montera'' before entering the bullring at the San Fermin Festival in Pamplona, northern Spain, Sunday, July 14, 2018. Revelers from around the world flock to Pamplona every year to take part in the eight days of the running of the bulls, and say good bye today with the sing ''Pobre de Mi'' in the midnight. (AP Photo/Alvaro Barrientos)
Bullfighters and assistants in the bullring at the San Fermin Festival in Pamplona, northern Spain, Sunday, July 14, 2018. Revelers from around the world flock to Pamplona every year to take part in the eight days of the running of the bulls, and say good bye today with the sing ''Pobre de Mi'' in the midnight. (AP Photo/Alvaro Barrientos)
Spanish bullfighter Juan Leal falls in front a bull during a bullfight at the San Fermin Festival in Pamplona, northern Spain, Sunday, July 14, 2018. Revellers from around the world flock to Pamplona every year to take part in the eight days of the running of the bulls. (AP Photo/Alvaro Barrientos)
Spanish bullfighter Rafaelillo during a bullfight at the San Fermin Festival in Pamplona, northern Spain, Sunday, July 14, 2018. Revellers from around the world flock to Pamplona every year to take part in the eight days of the running of the bulls. (AP Photo/Alvaro Barrientos)
Spanish bullfighter Rafaelillo is gored by bull during bullfight at the San Fermin Festival in Pamplona, northern Spain, Sunday, July 14, 2018. Revelers from around the world flock to Pamplona every year to take part in the eight days of the running of the bulls, and say good bye today with the sing ''Pobre de Mi'' in the midnight. (AP Photo/Alvaro Barrientos)
Revelers rise theirs arms in the bullring at the end of the last bullfight at the San Fermin Festival in Pamplona, northern Spain, Sunday, July 14, 2018. Revelers from around the world flock to Pamplona every year to take part in the eight days of the running of the bulls, and say good bye today with the sing ''Pobre de Mi'' in the midnight. (AP Photo/Alvaro Barrientos)
Thousands of revelers gather in the bullring at the end of the last bullfight at the San Fermin Festival in Pamplona, northern Spain, Sunday, July 14, 2018. Revelers from around the world flock to Pamplona every year to take part in the eight days of the running of the bulls, and say good bye today with the sing ''Pobre de Mi'' in the midnight. (AP Photo/Alvaro Barrientos)
Thousands of revelers gather in the bullring at the end of the last bullfight at the San Fermin Festival in Pamplona, northern Spain, Sunday, July 14, 2018. Revelers from around the world flock to Pamplona every year to take part in the eight days of the running of the bulls, and say good bye today with the sing ''Pobre de Mi'' in the midnight. (AP Photo/Alvaro Barrientos)
Revelers hold candles and red kerchief after singing a song ''Pobre de Mi'' to close nine days of the running of the bulls, music and dance at the San Fermin Festival, in Pamplona, northern Spain, Monday, July 15, 2019. (AP Photo/Alvaro Barrientos)
Reveler holds candles after sing a song ''Pobre de Mi'' to close nine days of the running of the bulls, music and dance at the San Fermin Festival, in Pamplona, northern Spain, Monday, July 15, 2019. (AP Photo/Alvaro Barrientos)
Revelers hold candles and red kerchief after singing a song ''Pobre de Mi'' to close nine days of the running of the bulls, music and dance at the San Fermin Festival, in Pamplona, northern Spain, Monday, July 15, 2019. (AP Photo/Alvaro Barrientos)

Considerate da un certo pensiero astratto, una manifestazione destinata con il tempo a scemare, le antiche feste patronali sono, invece, sempre più partecipate. Anche quando sollevano dubbi sul trattamento degli animali, come nel caso della settimana della manifestazione di san Firmino in Spagna. Un milione di persone attratte da un rito collettivo ancora da esplorare nel suo significato più profondo.

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