On your visit to Murcia, you can observe a lot of people crazy about the famous Bull fighting, which is attracting not only the locals but also the audiences from all over the world from over the years.
With a rich history, Bull fighting stands as one of the oldest sport in the country of Spain. It is a much loved favorite past time for someone while some hate it but still the sport boasts a time honored place in the culture of the country.

The bull fighting lovers look up to it as an art form and is considered as an extreme divine experience that stands for the battles between man and nature and man and himself. Whereas, the criticizers find this art form as a disgrace that changes the members of society into barbarians. Some even think it should be banned in the entire world.

Other than Spain, bull fighting also exists in several other countries. Though some parts of Spain have banned it since the year 2004, still many people believe it as a tradition that should go on.

The history of bull fighting ages back to the pre-historic times where it has been presented as a great spectacle by the Greeks and Romans. In the middle ages, it was called as corrida, bullfighters as torero and bullring as plaza. The toreros would ride on horseback while fighting the bulls and eventually the tradition of fighting the bull on foot in the same era. During the 18th century, the formal bull fighting rings have become a vital part of the country’s culture and led to many bull fighting traditions that subsist even today.
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