Bullfighting is very important in the european country of Spain because it is something that has become tradition. There are special places were the bulls are taken care of so that they grow up to be different for different bullfights. In bullfighting the more aggressive the bull is the harder it is to kill the bull. Murcia and Cantabria are two of the places were bull fighting still takes place and is still very important. People are able to stay in Murcia and Cantabria hotels finding cheap flights.

In a bull fight there will usually be three toreros and six bulls. Each torero (spanish most of the time) will have two bulls who they will need to bull fight. They will each fight one bull in the first round and then follow the second round with another bull each.

A bull fight begins when the “paseíllo” opens up and everyone who is going to be a part of the bullfight parades in the pen. The alguaclillos are on their horses and they look for a special key that will open the bulls door. After them the three toreros enter along with their members of the cuadrilla who are the “bandilleros” and “picadores.” At the very end the “mozos” and “mulas de arrastre” go in. The people that parade at the end are the ones that clean up and pick up the bull with the help of some horses.

When the door opens and the bulls enter the plaza the crowd goes wild with anticipation. There is when the tradition of bull fighting officially begins. There are three parts to a bull fight.

In the first part the “picadores” hear a noise and that is their cue to go into the plaza. Second there should be three pairs of “banderillas” on the bull that will make him bleed. Last of all the toreros will try to kill the bull with a sword that will pierce the bull´s heart. This is why they say bull fighting is an art, because the torero must know when  and where exactly he must pierce the animal´s heart.

If this is something that might no be very appealing to you it is very understandable. Many people do not want to see when an animal gets killed. But, if you are willing to go to a bull fight you will be a witness to one of Spain´s  most traditonal acitivities.

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