Instead of the one master of the bulls who has spent years training and studying the art of an ancient ritual you have a dozen regular working joes ready to face death against a bull pulled straight from someone's field and shoved into a makeshift ring surrounded by cheering fans.
These country farmers turned bullfighters boost their courage by drinking lots and lots of alcohol. Once they are too drunk to be afraid of the bull anymore they all pile into the ring and start taunting. There are no swords and no red capes just a crowd of drunken men trying every trick they can to irritate the bull into charging and then desperately trying not to get gored.
It is both incredibly dangerous and really really hilarious.
I had the chance to witness this spectacle on a recent trip to the northern sierra and it is officially my new favorite public sporting event.
This guy is trying really hard to get away.
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