Bull Running 1912

This photograph was taken in 1912

Run with the Bulls wearing a Suit

The custom of dressing in white and red during the San Fermin is not that old. The tradition of wearing a red scarf is though and it was in the early XIX century were the habit of wearing white clothing started to spread.  

In old photographs about the running of the bulls we see young men running wearing a suit or a black blouse and espadrilles. It is so because they were wearing their best clothes in the patron saint festivities.

Run

In the present days, an American group of runners participating on the Running of the Bulls when the Miura Livestock is due (known for being the fastest ones) they decided to start wearing suits like in the old tradition. As they say, out of respect for the bulls.

Running of the Bulls History

They don´t really know when the firs Running of the Bulls took place in Pamplona, but historians say that already existed in the XVI century. The origin is the entrance of livestock used to celebrate the bullfights. At first there were not runners, but with time, it was becoming a public event in which people began to participate. Nowadays the Running of the Bulls during San Fermin Festival has become one of the most famous fiestas Worldwide.

During all these years the itinerary has changed mainly due to the needs of Pamplona´s different Bullfight Ring locations as they have change throughout history. The timetable have also suffered several changes, they started celebrating the running of the bulls at 5 am, then at 6, change at 7 and nowadays is at 8 . We must take into account the different timetable changes through out the years as 8 am today is the equivalent of 6 am in the old times. (Solar Time)

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