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SPANISH TRADITIONS - Bullfight - CORRIDA

Monday, 28. January 2008, 22:34:21

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The Bullfight is one of the most famous Spanish traditions The Bullfight - CORRIDA – the black silhouette of the bull is the most characteristic symbol of Spain, especially of Andalusia, where the corrida was born. The first arena for bull fights was built in Ronda in 1781. For local people bullfighting is a mystic ritual. In the past it was reserved only for men, now among the audience most of the spectators are women. Pro animal activists protest against this brutal spectacle, but “aficionados”, the connoisseurs of bullfighting reply, that it is connected with the Spanish culture as inseparably, as life is with death.The bullfights have a lot of fans in Spain. The Spanish regards the bullfight as a beautiful spectacle, an art and a cultural tradition,

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