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EL TOPE DE TOROSBy Elena Tapia
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Dance of bullsaka
wild bulls running free in the streets
Tope de Toros?
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In The Beginning…
Ancient Rome and southern Europe Bull worship and sacrificeCore of Mithras religion, 100 AD – 400 AD
○ Secret, practiced by some Roman militia ○ Initiation to prove worthiness: slay powerful
animals like bulls
Oldest depiction of a man fighting a bullCeltiberian tombstone from Clunia, SpainCave painting, “El toro de hachos” , Spain
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Running of the Bulls: Spain 1591 First, solely a way of
moving bulls into corrals, now most popular festival in Spain
In honor of Saint FerminJuly 7th – 14th
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All Around the World Mexico
Home to the largest bullring in the worldOne of the most popular sports for the past
400 yearsSimilar fiestas throughout Latin America
United States: New OrleansSince 2007“RollerBulls”Throughout French Quarter
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Japan
Bulls fight each other stopped by “sekos”
(bull separators) before harming each other
Honored, never killed
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Granada, Nicaragua
Uncertain starting date Our Lady of the
ConceptionLa Cochita
8-10 bulls
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Now for the more important question of WHY?
Freud: re-inaction of primordial conflict Jung: struggle to attain masculine
energy; bull is the universal symbol of strength
Durkheim: creates social solidarity and peace within a community
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Is it more simple than that?
Spanish heritage?
Form of entertainment?
Reason to drink?
Tradition?
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What do you think?
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Special thanks to: Leonor Melendez Jeanine Morales Donald Blandón Don Elena Dr. Thomas
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Works Cited"Spain Culture: Bull Running in Spain." Spain Info Com. Web.
09 Aug. 2010. <http://www.spain-info.com/Culture/bullrunning.htm>.
Higgins, Tom W. "Western & European Bull Riding & Fighting." Ezine @rticles. 30 Dec. 2008. Web. <http://ezinearticles.com/?Western-and-European-Bull-Riding-and-Fighting&id=1834050>.
Slodkowski, Antoni. "Japanese Bullfight Draw Fans as Spanish Corrida Faces Criticism." The China Post. 3 Aug. 2010. Web. <http://www.chinapost.com.tw/asia/japan/2010/08/03/267140/Japanese-bullfights.htm>.
Home of NOLABULLS.com. Web. 18 Aug. 2010. <http://www.nolabulls.com/index.asp?id=10>.