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“Toro de Jubilo” – Fire Bull Festival in Medinaceli, Spain

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Revelers set a bull’s horns on fire during the “Toro de Jubilo” Fire Bull Festival in Medinaceli, Spain, Sunday, November 16, 2014. The Fire bull Festival “Toro de Jubilo” that takes place in the main square of Medinaceli is an ancient tradition from the bronze age. During the event a bull is tied to a pylon and flammable balls attached to the bull’s horns are set on fire before the animal released. Revelers dodge the bull when it comes close until the flammable material is consumed. The bull is covered with a thick layer of mud on the back and face to protect it from burns. (Photo by Andres Kudacki/AP Photo)

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A fire bull runs after a reveler during the “Toro de Jubilo” Fire Bull Festival in Medinaceli, Spain, Sunday, Nov. 16, 2014. (Photo by Andres Kudacki/AP Photo)

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A man restrains a bull as another ignites flammable balls attached to the bull’s horns during the “Toro de Jubilo” fire bull festival on November 16, 2014 in Medinaceli, Spain. Toro de Jubilo, a Fire Bull festival, is an ancient tradition held annually at midnight in the Spanish town of Medinaceli. The event starts when flammable balls attached to a bull,s horns are set alight. The animal is then untied and revelers dodge it until the flammable material is consumed. The body of the animal is covered with mud to protect it from burns. (Photo by Gonzalo Arroyo Moreno/Getty Images)

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A reveler uses a jersey as a cape ahead a bull with its horns on fire during the “Toro de Jubilo” fire bull festival November 16, 2014 in Medinaceli, Spain. (Photo by Gonzalo Arroyo Moreno/Getty Images)

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