THOUSANDS of
revellers drenched each other in red wine for the start of Spain’s world
famous San Fermin bull-running festival today.
The opening of the nine-day fiesta also had its perks for wandering
hands – as women lifted their tops and allowed men to fondle their
breasts.Drunk Spaniards in traditional white outfits trimmed with red neckerchiefs and cummerbunds, danced and sprayed each other with cheap booze as red and white confetti rained down on them.
The crowds in the main square of Pamplona passed large yellow and black inflatable balls over their heads as scores looked down from packed apartment balconies.
The festival in honour of the patron saint of Spain’s northern Navarra region – San Fermin – dates back to medieval times, and involves religious processions, all-night partying, and the hair-raising daily bull runs that have made it famous.
To stop revellers from relieving themselves in public during the festival, municipal workers this year coated the walls of busy areas of the city centre with a clear urine-repellent paint that causes pee to spray back on the person’s shoes and pants.
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