Alvaro Barrientos, The Associated PressRevellers run next to Puerto de San Lorenzo's fighting bulls during the running of the bulls at the San Fermin Festival, in Pamplona, northern Spain, Saturday, July 7, 2018. Revellers from around the world flock to Pamplona every year to take part in the eight days of the running of the bulls.
Jaime Reina, AFP/Getty ImagesParticipants run next to a Puerto de San Lorenzo's fighting bull on the first day of the San Fermin bull run festival in Pamplona, northern Spain on July 7, 2018.- Jaime Reina, AFP/Getty ImagesA man gets medical assistance on the first day of the San Fermin bull run festival in Pamplona, northern Spain on July 7, 2018.
- Pablo Blazquez Dominguez, Getty ImagesKilikis, big heads amid revellers take part in the Comparsa de Gigantes y Cabezudos, or Giants and Big Heads parade on the second day of the San Fermin Running of the Bulls festival on July 7, 2018 in Pamplona, Spain.
- Ander Gillenea, AFP/Getty ImagesA pro-animal rights activist holds a banner that reads in Basque "Stop cruel bullfighting" during a protest against bullfighting and bull-running called by the People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) and Anima Naturalis pro-animal groups on the eve of the San Fermin festivities in the Northern Spanish city of Pamplona on July 5, 2018.
- Alvaro Barrientos, The Associated PressRevellers start celebrating early while waiting for the launch of the 'Chupinazo' rocket, to celebrate the official opening of the 2018 San Fermin fiestas with daily bull runs, bullfights, music and dancing in Pamplona, Spain, Friday July 6, 2018.
- Alvaro Barrientos, The Associated PressRevellers hold newspapers as they sing a song to San Fermin at Santo Domingo street ahead of the first running of the bulls at the San Fermin Festival in Pamplona, northern Spain, Saturday, July 7, 2018.
- Jose Jordan, AFP/Getty ImagesParticipants hold banners in support of Basque prisoners as they celebrate the 'Chupinazo' to mark the kickoff at noon sharp of the San Fermin Festival, in front of the Town Hall of Pamplona, northern Spain, on July 6, 2018.
- Alvaro Barrientos, The Associated PressRevellers pack the main square during the launch of the 'Chupinazo' rocket, to celebrate the official opening of the 2018 San Fermin fiestas with daily bull runs, bullfights, music and dancing in Pamplona, Spain, Friday July 6, 2018.
- Alvaro Barrientos, The Associated PressStreet musicians play their music next to a table with liquors and foods, at the San Fermin Festival in Pamplona, northern Spain, Sunday, July 8, 2018.
- Jaime Reina, AFP/Getty ImagesParticipants run next to a Puerto de San Lorenzo's fighting bull on the first day of the San Fermin bull run festival in Pamplona, northern Spain on July 7, 2018.
- Jaime Reina, AFP/Getty ImagesA reveller is tossed by a heifer bull during festivities in the bullring on the second bull run of the San Fermin festival in Pamplona, northern Spain on July 8, 2018.
- Jaime Reina, AFP/Getty ImagesSpanish matador Roman performs a pass to a Puerto de San Lorenzo's fighting bull during the first bullfight of the San Fermin Festival in Pamplona, on July 7, 2018.
- Jose Jordan, AFP/Getty ImagesPeople attend the procession of Pamplona´s patron Saint Fermin on the first day of the San Fermin bull run festival in Pamplona, northern Spain on July 7, 2018.
- Pablo Blazquez Dominguez, Getty ImagesRevellers run with Puerto de San Lorenzo's fighting bulls during the second day of the San Fermin Running of the Bulls festival on July 7, 2018 in Pamplona, Spain.
- Pablo Blazquez Dominguez, Getty ImagesRevellers enjoy the atmosphere during the opening day or 'Chupinazo' of the San Fermin Running of the Bulls fiesta on July 6, 2018 in Pamplona, Spain.
- Alvaro Barrientos, The Associated PressChildren react to a member of the San Fermin Comparsa Parade while taking part in a procession at the San Fermin Festival, in Pamplona, northern Spain, Saturday, July 7, 2018.
- Ander Gillenea, AFP/Getty ImagesParticipants celebrate during the 'Chupinazo' to mark the kickoff at noon sharp of the San Fermin Festival, in front of the Town Hall of Pamplona, northern Spain, on July 6, 2018.
- Alvaro Barrientos, The Associated PressRevellers run next to Puerto de San Lorenzo's fighting bulls during the running of the bulls at the San Fermin Festival, in Pamplona, northern Spain, Saturday, July 7, 2018.
- Pablo Blazquez Dominguez, Getty ImagesRevellers run with Puerto de San Lorenzo's fighting bulls during the second day of the San Fermin Running of the Bulls festival on July 7, 2018 in Pamplona, Spain.
- Jose Jordan, AFP/Getty ImagesA reveller is tossed by a heifer bull during festivities in the bullring on the first day of the San Fermin bull run festival in Pamplona, northern Spain, on July 7, 2018.
- Jaime Reina, AFP/Getty ImagesSpanish matador Paco Urena performs a pass to a Puerto de San Lorenzo's fighting bull during the first bullfight of the San Fermin Festival in Pamplona, on July 7, 2018.
- Alvaro Barrientos, The Associated PressSpanish bull fighters and their assistant enter in the bullring during the bullfight, at the San Fermin Festival, in Pamplona, northern Spain, Saturday, July 7, 2018.
- Alvaro Barrientos, The Associated PressSenior reveller El Boti, 60, who runs the bulls since 1972, looks at San Fermin statue at Santo Domingo street before taking part at the first running of the bulls at the San Fermin Festival in Pamplona, northern Spain, Saturday, July 7, 2018.
- Jaime Reina, AFP/Getty ImagesA reveller is tossed by a heifer bull during festivities in the bullring on the second bull run of the San Fermin festival in Pamplona, northern Spain on July 8, 2018.
- Pablo Blazquez Dominguez, Getty ImagesSpanish bullfighter Jose Garrido is tossed as he tried to kill a bull from Puerto de San Lorenzo's fighting bulls during a bullfight on the second day of the San Fermin Running of the Bulls festival on July 7, 2018 in Pamplona, Spain.
- Alvaro Barrientos, The Associated PressRevellers wait to see the second day of the running of the bulls at the San Fermin Festival in Pamplona, northern Spain, Sunday, July 8, 2018.
- Alvaro Barrientos, The Associated PressRevellers fall as others run next to Puerto de San Lorenzo's fighting bulls during the running of the bulls at the San Fermin Festival, in Pamplona, northern Spain, Saturday, July 7, 2018.
- Jaime Reina, AFP/Getty ImagesA man sleeps on the street before the bullrun on the second day of the San Fermin bull run festival in Pamplona, northern Spain on July 8, 2018.
- Jose Jordan, AFP/Getty ImagesParticipants hold red scarves as they celebrate the 'Chupinazo' to mark the kickoff at noon sharp of the San Fermin Festival, in front of the Town Hall of Pamplona, northern Spain, on July 6, 2018.
- Jaime Reina, AFP/Getty ImagesParticipants celebrate during the 'Chupinazo' to mark the kickoff at noon sharp of the San Fermin Festival, in front of the Town Hall of Pamplona, northern Spain, on July 6, 2018.
- Jaime Reina, AFP/Getty ImagesSpanish matador Jose Garrido performs a pass to a Puerto de San Lorenzo's fighting bull during the first bullfight of the San Fermin Festival in Pamplona, on July 7, 2018.
- Alvaro Barrientos, The Associated PressSpanish bullfighter Paco Urena reacts after being gored in the bullring by a Puerto de San Lorenzo's bull, at the San Fermin Festival, in Pamplona, northern Spain, Saturday, July 7, 2018.
- Jaime Reina, AFP/Getty ImagesParticipants run next to Jose Escolar fighting bulls on the second day of the San Fermin bull run festival in Pamplona, northern Spain on July 8, 2018.
- Alvaro Barrientos, The Associated PressSpanish mounted bullfighter Roberto Armendariz and Leonardo Hernandez performs during horseback bullfight at San Fermin Fiestas, in Pamplona, Spain, Friday, July 6, 2018.
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Revellers run next to Puerto de San Lorenzo's fighting bulls during the running of the bulls at the San Fermin Festival, in Pamplona, northern Spain, Saturday, July 7, 2018. Revellers from around the world flock to Pamplona every year to take part in the eight days of the running of the bulls.
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By Jeff Neumann | jneumann@denverpost.com | The Denver Post
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Running of the Bulls, a 400-year-old tradition, takes place each morning over eight days during the San Fermin festival in Pamplona in northern Spain. The festival runs from July 6 to 14. The fiesta was immortalized by American novelist Ernest Hemingway and draws huge crowds every year.