Festivals in the bullring
The
Bullring is packed for the bullfights, with their blood and sun. lt also
welcomes, however, other spectacles for children and older folk to enjoy.
Some fiestas camperas (amateur bulifights, where the young bull is
not killed), The traditional corrida vasco-landesa, where acrobatic
young rnen spare the bulls their lives, leaping over their heads as they
approach, above the horns, while their companions prepare a kind of
nervous dance to attract the animal's attention and get ready for their
'flying bullfight'. In particular, the increasingly popular concurso de
recortadores, where strong, fast young men swerve in front of the bull
(the
recortes) in a kind of risky familiarity with the animal and
tremendous self-confidence, especially in their legs!