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La Fiesta de San Fermin

La Fiesta de San Fermin. Andi and Sierra. Where it’s celebrated. La fiesta de San Fermin is celebrated in the city of Pamplona (Navarre, Spain). It starts on July 6 th and ends on July 14 th . Who celebrates it.

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La Fiesta de San Fermin

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  1. La Fiesta de San Fermin Andi and Sierra

  2. Where it’s celebrated • La fiesta de San Fermin is celebrated in the city of Pamplona (Navarre, Spain). • It starts on July 6th and ends on July 14th.

  3. Who celebrates it • Visitors from all around the world come to Spain to celebrate la fiesta de San Fermin.

  4. The purpose of the celebration • The purpose of la fiesta de San Fermin is to honor Saint Fermin, a Pamplona bishop who travelled converting people to Christianity.

  5. History of La Fiesta de San Fermin • La fiesta de San Fermin originated when three festivals were combined into one. These festivals were the San Fermin festival, the town fair of Pamplona, and a celebration of bullfighting.

  6. Traditions • When the festival ends at midnight on July 14th, everyone sings the sad farewell song called “pobre de mi” to express their longing for the next year to come.

  7. Is it comparable? • There aren’t any holidays we celebrate here that are similar to la fiesta de San Fermin.

  8. Vocab • Encierro- running of the bulls • Perseguir- to pursue, chase • Manada- crowd, herd • Arremeter- to attack, charge • Estampida- stampede • Coraje- courage, nerve, anger • Heridos- injured people • Bestia- a beast, ignorant, rude

  9. Vocab • Lanzar- to throw • Asustarse- to be scared • Amanecer- break of dawn • Plaza de Toros- bullring • Matador- bullfighter • Tedio- tedious • Derroche- to waste, throw

  10. Running With the Bulls • Thousands of people, mainly men, run the streets of Spain with the bulls. • Some of the roads are blocked off so that the bulls eventually end up in the bullring. • Two dozen bulls enter the bullring charging through about two thousand men, flinging them to the side occasionally.

  11. Religious Origins • La fiesta de San Fermin isn’t just the running of the bulls. It has religious origins too. • Events such as the procession take place on the morning of July 7th.This religious celebration complements the iconic bull- a totem- and Baco, the god of wine.

  12. Other Information • La fiesta de San Fermin started in 1951. • Everyone wears red and white during the days of la fiesta de San Fermin. • The running of the bulls is the most popular and well known part of la fiesta de San Fermin.

  13. The Running of the Bulls http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gog4RR41sV4

  14. Test Questions • How many days does la fiesta de San Fermin last and where is the festival held? • Who is Saint Fermin and what did he do? • What are the three festivals that make up la fiesta de San Fermin? • Why do people sing the song “Pobre de mi”? • What holidays here are similar to la fiesta de San Fermin?

  15. Bibliographies Official Website of the Navarre Tourist Board. History of... The fiesta of San Fermín San Fermin festival Sanfermines tourist information on Navarre. Retrieved January 23, 2013, from http://www.turismo.navarra.es/eng/p ropuestas/san- fermines/desarrollo/fiesta.htm 200 Words a Day! Spanish, French, German, Italian, Welsh vocab builder.. Fiesta de San Fermin - The Festival of San Fermin. Retrieved January 23, 2013, from http://www.200words-a- day.com/fiesta-de-san-fermin.html (1996, ). Learn Spanish in Spain, Spanish Courses in Spain | don Quijote. Spanish Festival - San Fermin. Retrieved January 23, 2013, from http://www.donquijote.org/culture/sp ain/society/holidays/san-fermin.asp

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