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Toro de fuego, the Glossary

A toro de fuego ("fire bull" or "bull of fire") (Basque: zezensuzko) is a festive activity in Spain wherein a metal frame resembling a bull, with fireworks attached to it, is set alight, and then carried around town at night as though chasing people in the streets.^[1]

28 relations: Aste Nagusia, Ayerbe, Barrax, Bilbao, Candeleda, Cartonería, Castile and León, Castilla–La Mancha, Catalonia, Catherine wheel (firework), Ciempozuelos, Colombres (Ribadedeva), Crusnes, Ecuador, Extremadura, Fireworks, Fuente de Pedro Naharro, Guadalajara, Spain, Haro, La Rioja, Luz-Saint-Sauveur, Madridejos, Toledo, Patronal festival, Saint-Jean-de-Luz, Saint-Savin, Hautes-Pyrénées, San Sebastián, Tocina, Toro embolado, Valmojado.
Bullfighting
Festivals in Ecuador
Festivals in Peru
Fireworks events

Aste Nagusia

Aste Nagusia or "The Great Week" (Bilboko Aste Nagusia, Semana Grande de Bilbao) is the main festival of Bilbao, Basque Country, Spain, which is celebrated annually over 9 days beginning on the first Saturday following 15 August, the festivity of the Assumption of Our Lady. Toro de fuego and Aste Nagusia are festivals in Spain.

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Ayerbe

Ayerbe is a town in the Hoya de Huesca comarca, in the autonomous community of Aragon in Spain.

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Barrax

Barrax is a municipality in the province of Albacete.

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Bilbao

Bilbao is a city in northern Spain, the largest city in the province of Biscay and in the Basque Country as a whole.

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Candeleda

Candeleda is a town and municipality located in the province of Ávila, in the autonomous community of Castile and León, Spain.

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Cartonería

Cartonería or papier-mâché sculptures are a traditional handcraft in Mexico.

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Castile and León

Castile and León is an autonomous community in northwestern Spain.

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Castilla–La Mancha

Castilla–La Mancha is an autonomous community of Spain.

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Catalonia

Catalonia (Catalunya; Cataluña; Catalonha) is an autonomous community of Spain, designated as a nationality by its Statute of Autonomy.

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Catherine wheel (firework)

The Catherine wheel or pinwheel is a type of firework consisting either of a powder-filled spiral tube, or an angled rocket mounted with a pin through its center.

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Ciempozuelos

Ciempozuelos is a municipality in Spain located in the Community of Madrid.

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Colombres (Ribadedeva)

Colombres is one of three parishes (administrative divisions) in Ribadedeva, a municipality within the province and autonomous community of Asturias, in northern Spain.

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Crusnes

Crusnes (Luxembourgish: Krongen) is a commune in the Meurthe-et-Moselle department in north-eastern France.

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Ecuador

Ecuador, officially the Republic of Ecuador, is a country in northwestern South America, bordered by Colombia on the north, Peru on the east and south, and the Pacific Ocean on the west.

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Extremadura

Extremadura (Estremaúra; Estremadura; Fala: Extremaúra) is a landlocked autonomous community of Spain.

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Fireworks

Fireworks are low explosive pyrotechnic devices used for aesthetic and entertainment purposes.

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Fuente de Pedro Naharro

Fuente de Pedro Naharro is a municipality in Cuenca, Castile-La Mancha, Spain.

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Guadalajara, Spain

Guadalajara is a city and municipality in Spain, located in the autonomous community of Castilla–La Mancha.

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Haro, La Rioja

Haro is a town and municipality in the northwest of La Rioja province in Northern Spain.

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Luz-Saint-Sauveur

Luz-Saint-Sauveur (Gascon: Lus e Sent Sauvaire) is a commune in the Hautes-Pyrénées department in the Occitania region of south-western France.

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Madridejos, Toledo

Madridejos is a municipality located in the province of Toledo, Castile-La Mancha, Spain.

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Patronal festival

A patronal feast or patronal festival (fiesta patronal; festa patronal; festa patronal; festa patronale; fête patronale) is a yearly celebration dedicated – in countries influenced by Christianity – to the 'heavenly advocate' or 'patron' of the location holding the festival, who is a saint or virgin. Toro de fuego and patronal festival are festivals in Spain.

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Saint-Jean-de-Luz

Saint-Jean-de-Luz (Donibane Lohitzune,, Auñamendi Eusko Entziklopedia locally Donibane Lohizune; Sent Joan de Lus; San Juan de Luz) is a commune in the Pyrénées-Atlantiques department, southwestern France.

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Saint-Savin, Hautes-Pyrénées

Saint-Savin (Gascon: Sent Savin) is a commune in the Hautes-Pyrénées department, and the Occitanie region, in south-western France.

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San Sebastián

San Sebastián, officially known by the bilingual name Donostia / San Sebastián, is a city and municipality located in the Basque Autonomous Community, Spain.

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Tocina

Tocina is a city located in the province of Seville, Spain.

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Toro embolado

A toro embolado (in Spanish), bou embolat (in Catalan), roughly meaning 'bull with balls', is a festive activity, typical of many towns in Spain (mainly in the Valencian community and Southern Catalonia), in which a bull that has burning balls of flammable material attached to its horns is set free in the streets at night, and participants dodge the bull when it comes close. Toro de fuego and toro embolado are festivals in Spain and traditions involving fire.

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Valmojado

Valmojado is a municipality located in the province of Toledo, Castile-La Mancha, Spain.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Toro_de_fuego

Also known as Fire bull, Vaca loca.