The bulls and similar closures are the most widely popular festival in Spain, and are a unique business, very fragmented, mainly financed by public money and suffering from the crisis unless the runs. According to various estimates, the 15,000 annual festivities move between 300 and 600 million euros.
Unlike the runs can not be supported with television rights, so in most cases are the municipalities which organize and finance the closures, although the rocks of time fans can finance part or all celebration. Exceptionally, admission fee to attend the event. Ecologists Action figures that move 600 million, while the Bous al Carrer magazine estimated that around 300, including money bullfighting in Pamplona tourism.
One of the possible combinations is that the bulls that run are the same that are going out to fight in the afternoon, combined with oxen (ox meek), which repeated itself. "In Pamplona the fans want to see the bulls before deciding whether to go to the plaza," said Juan Manuel Moreno, president of the National Union of Entrepreneurs English Bullfighting (Unete). Manuel Durán, president of the Cultural Association The closure of San Sebastian de los Reyes, said that farmers often do not object to run the bulls are released in the cages, "where part of the tradition," and that organizers have experience in this popular festival.
The San Sebastian de los Reyes, the most famous in Spain after Pamplona, \u200b\u200band has been held 500 years, beginning on Wednesday and last six days. Every day, six bulls are released in the afternoon run (plus four to six oxen), making a total of 36 bulls. At an average price of $ 3,000 per animal, only the running of the bulls are a total of 108,000 euros. To that amount must be granted that the bulls are purchased for the bull to farmers, and only pay a fee extra drop morning, and we must add, moreover, the spending on medical devices, and insurance: $ 4,000 to cover the runners (700 euros per day), and 9,000 for bulls. Accident premiums are higher than in the runs, this year six people have died bull by the horns of the bulls. Small towns
In small towns, with no bull, bulls are purchased for the cages and killed later, or even rent. There are specialized livestock bulls from town to town, but only some regions permit. "In small and medium towns can spend 150,000 euros in heifers," said Theo Oberhuber spokesman for Ecologists in Action.
's shows often take place together the contract for the running, although many employers do not take returns, said Moreno of the National Union of Entrepreneurs Taurinos. "If removed, the better," says exhaustively, though she says. "The closures can be used to create love, but many who are not usually able to go in the afternoon at the plaza," he explains. Oberhuber believes that "if they would not come out profitable."
closures price is dropping, said Jose Lorente, deputy managing editor Bous al Carrer Valencia, but the number of closures. "I thought it would down more. "People do not give up the holidays, but instead of lasting 4 or 5 days last 2 or 3, and instead of 30 bulls, release 20. The shows" serious "as Moreno called the Square shows, fell last year by 11% compared to 2007, and the expert predicts that this year will fall another 18%.
Spain has 7,000 municipalities and 15,729 were held last year street celebrations, with an average of 1,600 people. And there were 2,218 more square celebrations, with 8,000 workers on average. In addition there were other festivities 1,077 minors, including the calves. The closures are especially popular in Castile, in Navarra, Aragon and Valencia. Only the latter were ordered last year 3,500 permits bullfighting, and there were 300 failures.
Unlike the runs can not be supported with television rights, so in most cases are the municipalities which organize and finance the closures, although the rocks of time fans can finance part or all celebration. Exceptionally, admission fee to attend the event. Ecologists Action figures that move 600 million, while the Bous al Carrer magazine estimated that around 300, including money bullfighting in Pamplona tourism.
One of the possible combinations is that the bulls that run are the same that are going out to fight in the afternoon, combined with oxen (ox meek), which repeated itself. "In Pamplona the fans want to see the bulls before deciding whether to go to the plaza," said Juan Manuel Moreno, president of the National Union of Entrepreneurs English Bullfighting (Unete). Manuel Durán, president of the Cultural Association The closure of San Sebastian de los Reyes, said that farmers often do not object to run the bulls are released in the cages, "where part of the tradition," and that organizers have experience in this popular festival.
The San Sebastian de los Reyes, the most famous in Spain after Pamplona, \u200b\u200band has been held 500 years, beginning on Wednesday and last six days. Every day, six bulls are released in the afternoon run (plus four to six oxen), making a total of 36 bulls. At an average price of $ 3,000 per animal, only the running of the bulls are a total of 108,000 euros. To that amount must be granted that the bulls are purchased for the bull to farmers, and only pay a fee extra drop morning, and we must add, moreover, the spending on medical devices, and insurance: $ 4,000 to cover the runners (700 euros per day), and 9,000 for bulls. Accident premiums are higher than in the runs, this year six people have died bull by the horns of the bulls. Small towns
In small towns, with no bull, bulls are purchased for the cages and killed later, or even rent. There are specialized livestock bulls from town to town, but only some regions permit. "In small and medium towns can spend 150,000 euros in heifers," said Theo Oberhuber spokesman for Ecologists in Action.
's shows often take place together the contract for the running, although many employers do not take returns, said Moreno of the National Union of Entrepreneurs Taurinos. "If removed, the better," says exhaustively, though she says. "The closures can be used to create love, but many who are not usually able to go in the afternoon at the plaza," he explains. Oberhuber believes that "if they would not come out profitable."
closures price is dropping, said Jose Lorente, deputy managing editor Bous al Carrer Valencia, but the number of closures. "I thought it would down more. "People do not give up the holidays, but instead of lasting 4 or 5 days last 2 or 3, and instead of 30 bulls, release 20. The shows" serious "as Moreno called the Square shows, fell last year by 11% compared to 2007, and the expert predicts that this year will fall another 18%.
Spain has 7,000 municipalities and 15,729 were held last year street celebrations, with an average of 1,600 people. And there were 2,218 more square celebrations, with 8,000 workers on average. In addition there were other festivities 1,077 minors, including the calves. The closures are especially popular in Castile, in Navarra, Aragon and Valencia. Only the latter were ordered last year 3,500 permits bullfighting, and there were 300 failures.
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