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	Saint Fermin - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Fermin is the co-patron of Pamplona, where his feast, the 'San Fermin', is forever associated with the Encierro or 'Running of the Bulls' made famous by Ernest Hemingway.
		Fermin is said to have been the son of a Roman of senatorial rank in Pamplona in the 3rd century, who was converted to Christianity.
		Fermin was ordained a priest in Toulouse, according to the local legend, and returned to Pamplona as its first bishop.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Saint_Fermin (421 words)

	The Fiestas of Spain : San Fermin, Pamplona
		The Fiestas of Spain : San Fermin, Pamplona
		The festival in honour of San Fermín celebrated in Pamplona -los Sanfermines- is a mixture of the official and the popular, the religious and the profane, for local people and outsiders, the old and the new, order and chaos.
		The San Fermines have always been a special festival but when Pamplona was still a small unknown city -provincial and clerical- the San Fermines found their most fervent supporter in the American writer Hemingway.
	www.donquijote.org /culture/spain/fiestas/sanfermin.asp (434 words)

	San Fermín - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The festival of San Fermin is a deeply-rooted celebration held annually from 6 July to 14 July in the city of Iruña-Pamplona (Navarra), in north-eastern Spain.
		It is known locally as Sanfermines and is held in honor of Saint Fermin, the patron saint of Pamplona and Navarre as a whole.
		At Pamplona Saint Fermin, who was actually martyred at Amiens, is now sometimes said to have met his end by being dragged through the streets of Pamplona by bulls, a fate also attributed to his mentor, Saint Saturnin of Toulouse.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/San_Ferm%C3%ADn (1072 words)

	The Festival of San Fermín by Roger Starkey \| Travel Reviews from Travel Intelligence
		If you go to Pamplona, Spain, during the Festival of San Fermín (most noted for the daily running of the bulls), be sure to wear all white and tie a red handkerchief about your neck.
		The other type of San Fermín reveler is the one who has spent the night in a car, a campground or a nearby town (hotel rooms in Pamplona are usually booked out one year in advance of the festival) and who join the previous night’s partiers in the encierro viewing queue at 6am.
		San Fermín is also a family festival with various areas set aside for children’s entertainment.
	www.travelintelligence.net /wsd/articles/art_3016.html (1241 words)

	Index
		Named for the patron saint San Fermin, this event was originally used to transfer bulls from outside of the town to the bullring.
		San Fermin was the son of a local patriarch of Pamplona in the 3
		Fermin was eventually beheaded and buried in Amiens.
	sanfermin.8k.com (413 words)

	Celebrations in Spain - Fiestas de España: Summer Festivals: San Fermín
		San Fermín, bishop and martyr of Pamplona, preached for many years throughout Navarre, later crossing the Pyrenees to continue his evangelical work.
		He died and was buried in Amiens --the body then disappeared and was miraculously found six centuries later and although it was mid-winter, it is said that the trees burst into leaf and the fields were green again.
		The people of La Laguna (Tenerife) give thanks to San Benito for his miraculous intervention to end the drought which was affecting the area in 1532, with a pilgrimage that takes place on the first Sunday in July.
	www.gospain.org /fiestas/summer/sanfermi.htm (550 words)

	San Fermín -- Facts, Info, and Encyclopedia article (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		The festival of San Fermin is a deeply-rooted celebration held annually from 6 July to 14 July in the city of (Click link for more info and facts about Pamplona) Pamplona in north-eastern (A parliamentary monarchy in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula; a former colonial power) Spain.
		It is known locally as Sanfermines and is held in honor of (Click link for more info and facts about Saint Fermin) Saint Fermin, the patron saint of Pamplona and (Click link for more info and facts about Navarre) Navarre as a whole.
		Anyone who survives a close encounter with a panicky bull is said to have been protected by San Fermin's (A loose outer garment) cloak.
	www.absoluteastronomy.com /encyclopedia/s/sa/san_ferm%edn.htm (1046 words)

	La Fiesta de San Fermin!
		San Fermin was the son of a local patriarch of Pamplona from the third century..
		San Fermin is the 'Running of the Bulls,' when men are chased through the streets by six raging bulls.
		San Fermin is in the city of Pamplona, Spain.
	bullintherear.faithweb.com (1802 words)

	The fiesta of San Fermin, Pamplona.
		In fact, it is one of the best known festivals in the world, to a certain extent because of Ernest Hemingway's enthusiasm for it, but also because it is one of the most exciting experiences in the life of anyone who attends — believe me, it cooks.
		There are notable differences between standard bullfights and those in San Fermín, but the similarities are easier to spot: see my article on How to See a Bullfight.
		San Fermín is not just a drunken revelry, in fact it is a thoroughly family oriented affair.
	spainforvisitors.com /sections/sanfermin.htm (999 words)

	Navarra: The "Sanfermines". The Procession of San Fermín
		The devotion to San Femín is a rich inheritance left by the parents of Pamplona to their children.
		And, on several occasions the solemnity of the procession is interrupted -with calculated spontaneity- by the sharp echo of a jota, the moving local folk song, which breaks the clean morning air and puts the emotional hearts of the listeners to the test.
		The image carried through the streets of the three old districts which made up medieval Pamplona, Navarrería, the borough of San Cernin and the village of San Nicolás, is a silver-plated wooden sculpture from the end of the XVth century with a locket, also in silver, open in the chest.
	www.navarra.com /english/sanfermin/procesion.htm (320 words)

	Running of the Bulls Tours History
		This Saint, famous patron of the Corridas de San Fermin, (Bull Fights of San Fermin) was born in Pamplona.
		The origin of the San Fermin fiesta is not quite clear There are chronicles from the XIII and XIV centuries which already mention the Sanfermines which, up to the XVI century, were held in October to coincide with Saint's festival but were later moved to July because of the unpredictable weather of the former month.
		Slowly, the commemoration of San Fermín, which was held on the 10th of October, began to add other elements such as music, dance, comedies, trading and bull fights.
	www.comtours.com /bulls/history.html (1574 words)

	Running of the bulls, the San Fermin festival in Pamploma
		The San Fermin festival begins proper at 12 mid-day on the 6th of July when a firework, the "Txupinazo", is ceremoniously set off from the Town Hall in the Plaza Consistorial.
		The streets are filled with singing, cheering and revelry while the whole population of Pamplona and their visitors tie around their necks the distinctive red, San Fermin scarf and commence partying - continuing this non-stop high until the 14th of July.
		At the starting line on the steep and cobbled Santo Domingo Street the runners gather and repeatedly sing their simple prayer for protection to a small statue of San Fermin, which is placed, in a niche in the wall overlooking the crowd.
	www.costadelsol-vacationrentals.com /running-of-the-bulls.html (1823 words)

	San Fermin Patron Saint (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		San Fermin was the son of a Roman Senator Firmus that rules in Pamplona in the 3rd century.
		The Fiesta of San Fermin is to honor Pamplona's Patron Saint.
		San Fermin has been taking place since the 1500's, and not until Hemingway's book The Sun Also Rises was the fiesta so popular.
	www.pamplonaadventuretours.com /patron.htm (286 words)

	News from Spain: Pamplona San Fermin fiestas: anti-bullfight protests
		Today the traditional firework set off from the Town Hall marks the beginning of the San Fermín fiestas in Pamplona and yesterday over 200 anti-bullfighting protesters organized a demostration in the town asking for the fiestas to be cancelled.
		The San Fermín fiestas are Pamplona's biggest tourist attraction and thousands of national and international visitors mix with local people each year.
		Each morning they run through the streets with the bulls due to appear that afternoon in the bullring, in a spectacle which is either enthralling (Hemingway of course was a big admirer of the Pamplona fiestas, as was Picasso) or sick, depending on your views on animal rights, blood sports and Spanish culture.
	euroresidentes.com /Blogs/2004/07/pamplona-san-fermin-fiestas-anti.htm (263 words)

	Colorado Euskal Etxea, The Colorado Basque Club - San Fermin Ikastola (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		San Fermin Ikastola is a private school founded in 1965.
		San Fermin Ikastola will provide all lunches and snacks as well as transportation to and from school free of charge.
		A group of five to eight students from San Fermin Ikastola will come to Basque centers and cities in the United States to perform and teach during the summer.
	www.coloradoeuskaletxea.com /sanferminikastola.html (1072 words)

	Festivals of "San Fermin", Navarra (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		He describes the amazing atmosphere that surrounds these fiestas held in honour of the city's patron saint, San fermin, in a series of widely read books.
		"San Fermin" is the Patron Saint of the drunks.
		San Fermin is venerated in other places, such as Lesaka, in the Regata del Bidadosa, where the special dances play an important part in the festivities.
	www.european-schoolprojects.net /festivals/Spain/summer/fermuk.htm (354 words)

	PP Travel - PAMPLONA - Festival of San Fermin 2006
		Also it is very difficult to explain why the festival is so important to the locals, all its ancient traditions and why the people of the region go so crazy during the week of San Fermin.
		The cult of San Fermin grew when his relics arrived in 1187 from Amiens with more relics arriving in the 1500s.
		Originally this festival was held in October when tradition says San Fermin first arrived in Amiens.
	www.pptravel.com /eventhistory.asp?EventID=SF&printer (831 words)

	Pamplona Bull Running - San Fermin
		Little by little, the commemoration of San Fermín which was held on the 10th of October, began to be filled out with other elements such as music, dance, comedies, trading posts and bull fights.
		Thus, with the union of the elements of the three fiestas and with the change of date, in 1591 the Sanfermines were born which, in their first incarnation lasted for two days and included a procession, musicians, a tournament, theatre and bull fight.
		A few minutes before the race is due to begin the youths who will make the run entrust themselves to San Fermín and sing three times before a niche of the Saint decorated with the scarves of the peñas, or social groups, which is located on the Cuesta de Santo Domingo.
	www.spanish-fiestas.com /spanish-festivals/pamplona-bull-running-san-fermin.htm (1454 words)

	Campings de Navarra
		Many other people concentrate in the Plaza del Castillo or in the nearby streets to jump for joy when the Rocket is fired (Chupinazo) and with the “Viva San Fermín, Gora San Fermín” (long live San Fermin).
		July, Pamplona will be moved by the procession of San Fermin and the day of the Child, where the young children take flowers to the saint.
		One sad song “Pobre de mí, pobre de mí que se han acabado las fiestas de San Fermín” (Poor me, the San Fermin Fiestas have ended) and one cheerful one that makes everyone dance “Ya falta menos, ya falta menos, p’a San Fermín” (The next San Fermin festival is getting closer).
	www.campingsnavarra.com /ingles/sanfer.htm (775 words)

	San Fermin - Spain
		Hotel San Fermin is located an easy walk from the Benalmadena beach and promenade.
		The American bar with terrace garden is perfect to enjoy a quiet evening while tasting a refreshing drink.
		San Fermin offers gardens and 2 large swimming pools with a separate kids section for your leisure.
	secure.roomsnet.com /FSR/FSR_HotelPage?hotcode=H1430&Origin=HP&AffCode=FSR&be=YES&Lan=eng (192 words)

	The Fiesta of San Fermin in Pamplona - RunningoftheBulls.net
		1) San Fermin religious celebrations honoring San Fermin were held on October 10th 2) Trade fairs, the Feria del Toro, and bullfights which took place in July since the 14th century.
		These events led the Town Hall to ask the bishop to change the date of the San Fermin celebration to July 7th.
		Or the "Encierro" as it is known in Spain, was born out of a necessity to transfer the bulls from outside the town to the bullring.
	members.aol.com /pamplonaweb/sanfermin101.htm (934 words)

	Terra - San Fermin 2000
		The eighth and last running of the bulls in the fiesta of San Fermín in Pamplona, Spain, with one of the most feared and largest Spanish brands participating, was a photogenic and rapid race to the ring in today´s "encierro".
		After the stroke of midnight, the red scarves that the revelers have worn for the past nine days were offered in a traditional ceremony to Saint San Fermín in his chapel which is located in San Lorenzo church.
		As this is a weekend there are still many tourists in Pamplona who are staying in order to discover the other side to this famous town which it becomes completely transformed during Sanfermines.
	www.terra.es /sanfermin/ingles/news14.htm (441 words)

	USATODAY.com - Running of the bulls starts in Spain (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		Revelers throw a woman into the air near the Basque flag during the "Chupinazo" of the official opening of the 2004 San Fermin Festival in Pamplona, Spain.
		The annual event, which was chronicled by Ernest Hemingway in the 1920s, honors Pamplona's patron saint, San Fermin.
		Shouts of "San Fermin!" "San Fermin!" rocked the town hall square.
	www.usatoday.com /news/world/2004-07-06-spain-bulls_x.htm (485 words)

	Hotel San Fermin Benalmadena Costa Del Sol Spain (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		Hotel San Fermin is a three star hotel located just a few yards from the Benalmadena beach and promenade.
		Your reservation at the Hotel San Fermin Benalmadena is complimented by our licensed local representatives in Madrid and Barcelona who are there for you from the moment you arrive at the Hotel San Fermin Benalmadena.
		Should you be unhappy with any of the arrangements at the Hotel San Fermin Benalmadena please inform them immediately as they are there to put things right straight away.
	www.spain-hotels-seville-barcelona-madrid-granada.com /hotel-san-fermin-benalmadena-costa-del-sol-spain.htm (494 words)

	San Fermin 2004 Pamplona the running of the Bulls (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		All within 2-5 minutes from the start of the run or to Plaza Castillo (most 1-2 minutes) Don't be treated like cattle at the running of the bulls.
		San fermin is the kind of thing that you experience it once and that is enough or you get bitten by the bug and you can't get enough of it and after recouping form the fiesta a few months later you start the count down to next years fiesta.
		He knew what he was doing, it was not his age or his lack of experience that killed him.
	www.travelmb.com /Topic01383.php (1187 words)

	San Fermín Guide
		So now that the fencing has been shut in, the only way to enter is at the gateway at the Town Hall or at the gateway of the Plaza del Mercado.
		The runners who gather at the bottom of Santo Domingo - the starting line - are crowded together as they sing a homily to the image of San Fermin which is placed in a niche on the wall decorated with the scarves of the peñas.
		So if you have been up all night, think carefully about what is the best thing for you to do at that decisive moment - to drag your tired body off to bed, or to take the risk of running, or to find a safe place to watch the run from behind the fences.
	www.sanfermin.com /guia/in_encierro1.shtml (850 words)

	USATODAY.com - Bulls gore two in crowded weekend San Fermin run (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		MADRID, Spain (AP) Bulls gored two people and trampled at least four others in Saturday's San Fermin bull run, but the large number of injuries expected during the crowded run did not happen.
		David Biggin of Sussex, England is tossed by a fighting bull during the daily running of the bulls in Pamplona, Spain.
		Since record-keeping began in 1924, 13 people have been killed at the San Fermin festival.
	www.usatoday.com /news/world/2003-07-12-spain-bulls_x.htm (599 words)

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