A toro de fuego ("fire bull" or "bull of fire") (Basque: zezensuzko)[1] 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.[2] Participants dodge the bull when it comes close, especially because the burning fireworks set off sparks that can cause small burns in people's skin or clothes. This activity is held in a number of Spanish towns during their local festivals. This custom may have originated to replace the Toro embolado, in which a real bull is involved.
A similar custom in Ecuador and other Latin American countries is known as "crazy cow" (Spanish: vaca loca').[3]
- ^ "Zezensuzko". AUÑAMENDI EUSKO ENTZIKLOPEDIA.
- ^ "Toro de Fuego – Running of the Bulls®". Archived from the original on 28 May 2023. Retrieved 25 September 2022.
- ^ "La tradición de la "Vaca Loca" en las fiestas populares ecuatorianas" (in Spanish). August 2015. Archived from the original on 24 November 2023. Retrieved 11 May 2024.