On July 7, 2024, the San Fermin festival began in Pamplona, Spain.
A bull ran through the streets. Runners sprinted alongside it on Avenida del Ejército, Estafeta Street.
The crowd cheered. People raced together, feeling the thrill of the famous festival.
The filmer says: "The Running of the Bulls tradition dates back over 400 years."
"The town’s butchers had to move bulls from the ranches outside Pamplona into the town."
"They hired bull minders called “pastores” to accompany them."
The young butchers began running in front of the bulls to make them run faster, and it soon turned into a kind of competitive event, with many locals joining in."
"Ernest Hemingway almost single-handedly spurred the global love affair with Pamplona, its fiesta, and the morning running of the bulls with the publication of his novel “The Sun Also Rises” in 1926"

The Encierro: 400 Years of History
The tradition of the Running of the Bulls dates back over 400 years. The town’s butchers had to move bulls from the ranches outside Pamplona into the town. They hired bull minders called “pastores” to accompany them. The young butchers began running in front of the bulls to make them run faster, and it soon turned into a kind of competitive event, with many locals joining in. Ernest Hemingway almost single-handedly spurred the global love affair with Pamplona, its fiesta, and the morning running of the bulls with the publication of his novel “The Sun Also Rises” in 1926