Participants run with bulls – the symbol of fertility and power in ancient times – during the first ‘encierro’ or bull run of the San Fermin festival in Pamplona, 395 kms north of Madrid, on Friday. Thousands attend the week-long festival with six bulls released at 8:00 a.m. evey day to run from their corral to the bullring through the narrow streets of the old town over an 850-meter course while runners ahead of them try to stay close to the bulls without falling over or being gored. AFP
