The bullfighting ("corrida de toros" in Spanish) is considered to be one of the most famous national sport and spectacle of Spain. Why is it so popular in spite of all the protests of communities that struggle for animal's rights and why is it gaining, not losing popularity?

While in many countries bullfighting is illegal, it is flourishing in Spain. The reason is not only the popularity of bullfighting, but also the centuries of national tradition, glorifying bullfighting as a sport and art. To eradicate bullfighting is as hard as to deprive Christians in a stable community of their faith. However, even Spanish people are against bullfighting spectacles and see here why.

Although bullfighting is popular in Portugal and Latin American Countries, including Mexico, Peru, Colombia, Venezuela and Ecuador, Spain has always been the most famous for its bullfights. The attitudes towards bullfighting are extremely controversial. However, traditions of each nation are unique and unparallel and are worth of describing.

Bullfighting, Corrida, dance with death - whatever you may call it, bullfighting remains one of the most popular and fascinating shows. Bullfighting traces back to the VIII century. It is associated with Spain, since it has always been one of the most polemical Spanish customs. It has changed from being a sport for the aristocracy only to becoming a public amusement. Every year in Spain over 25000 bulls are killed in front of 30 million people.

Bullfighting industry history goes back to the XV century, when bullfighting was an important part of the majority of country's festivals. On changing its form and becoming available to the common people in the XVIII century, the industry showed the first signs of growth. With the appearance of Matadors - the top bullfighters - Corrida gained more popularity, becoming a real art. Matadors introduced a new style, daring and dangerous, which kept the public in constant tension.

The opinions on bullfighting can be different, but we cannot deny that it is a very spectacular sight. Embroidered costumes, each of its own style, bouquets of flowers, a peculiar decor of a bullfighting ring, ladies in their finery, each complement to the pomposity and beauty of the event. Bullfighting posters, some of the earliest manifestations and advertisements of bullfighting, have become a part of bullfighting art that today includes painting, literature, sculpture and photography.

The bullfighting popularity in Canada flourished until 1998. Thousands of spectators hurried up to arenas in small towns and a large city of Montreal to enjoy breathtaking, spectacular and at the same time a blood-chilling event. Gradually, the events stopped taking place so that today nothing reminds both residents and visitors that bullfighting has ever occurred. Canada is one of the countries that have the strongest animal rights' organizations and the Criminal Code of Canada specifically forbids fighting or baiting animals.

Depending much on art, bullfighting has found a reflection in painting and photography, cinematography, literature and animation. However, debates around bullfighting, as both a sport and an object for an artistic interpretation, are likely not to be over one time or another. Is it necessary to depict bullfighting scenes in art if it is an act of cruelty and violence toward animals? Is it important to show the bullfighting nature in an artistic form if it is a long lasting cultural tradition?

To aficionados? regret, bullfighting real time TV outside Spain, France and other countries, legalizing bullfighting, is a rarity. Bullfighting is considered an inhuman and cruel performance that should be banned, while such promotional means as TV, radio, posters, journals and magazines should be prohibited in the first instance. What can true aficionados do?

A contest of strength, bravery and skills between a man and a beast is not a recent phenomenon. A bullfight was a favorite contest of ancient Etruscans and the Romans continued the tradition. Spain has maintained the tradition of bullfighting for ages, introduced and developed bullfighting rules, a professional bullfighting equipment usage and innovations, attire requirements and other aspects, inherent to the bullfighting culture and ritual today.

The opinions on bullfighting can be different, but we cannot deny that it is a very spectacular sight. Embroidered costumes, each of its own style, bouquets of flowers, a peculiar decor of a bullfighting ring, ladies in their finery, each complement to the pomposity and beauty of the event. Bullfighting posters, some of the earliest manifestations and advertisements of bullfighting, have become a part of bullfighting art that today includes painting, literature, sculpture and photography.

The bullfighting popularity in Canada flourished until 1998. Thousands of spectators hurried up to arenas in small towns and a large city of Montreal to enjoy breathtaking, spectacular and at the same time a blood-chilling event. Gradually, the events stopped taking place so that today nothing reminds both residents and visitors that bullfighting has ever occurred. Canada is one of the countries that have the strongest animal rights' organizations and the Criminal Code of Canada specifically forbids fighting or baiting animals.

Depending much on art, bullfighting has found a reflection in painting and photography, cinematography, literature and animation. However, debates around bullfighting, as both a sport and an object for an artistic interpretation, are likely not to be over one time or another. Is it necessary to depict bullfighting scenes in art if it is an act of cruelty and violence toward animals? Is it important to show the bullfighting nature in an artistic form if it is a long lasting cultural tradition?

To aficionados? regret, bullfighting real time TV outside Spain, France and other countries, legalizing bullfighting, is a rarity. Bullfighting is considered an inhuman and cruel performance that should be banned, while such promotional means as TV, radio, posters, journals and magazines should be prohibited in the first instance. What can true aficionados do?

A contest of strength, bravery and skills between a man and a beast is not a recent phenomenon. A bullfight was a favorite contest of ancient Etruscans and the Romans continued the tradition. Spain has maintained the tradition of bullfighting for ages, introduced and developed bullfighting rules, a professional bullfighting equipment usage and innovations, attire requirements and other aspects, inherent to the bullfighting culture and ritual today.

Bullfighting is an adventurous and dangerous activity, which many young people are inspired to choose as a career and life path. Some of them become famous bullfighters, the others stop their career due to numerous injures and physical inability to continue. While bullfighting adaptation equipment is available today, the bravest amateurs simply ignore the usage of protective equipment to better confirm their courage and self-esteem that is done for nothing.

Bullfighting is an integral part and cultural heritage of Spain, Mexico, Portugal, France and several South American countries. The others are either opposed or neutral to the phenomenon, but aficionados, who are acquainted with bullfighting through Hemingway?s books or a personal attendance of the show, are found everywhere. Bullfighting newsletters publications serve their best to those, who are eager to further pursue their interest in bullfighting topic.

Bullfighting is a complex and many-sided phenomenon and some superficial knowledge about it does not allow you to see it as a destructive and offensive element or as an artistic and cultural event. Free bullfighting newsletters are an additional source of up-to-date bullfighting information, sent directly to your email, which considerably facilitate your search.

Comprehensive statistics on bullfighting is difficult to come by, though some revealing figures have been published in several newspapers. The same happens with bullfighting suicide statistics that is not efficiently calculated or featured in the periodicals, while bullfighting suicide incidents actually take place. There is no need to be an expert in suicide statistics to observe some of the cases and to suggest a risky group of unlucky and severely gored matadors and most passionate aficionados.

While in many countries bullfighting is illegal, it is flourishing in Spain. The reason is not only the popularity of bullfighting, but also the centuries of national tradition, glorifying bullfighting as a sport and art. To eradicate bullfighting is as hard as to deprive Christians in a stable community of their faith. However, even Spanish people are against bullfighting spectacles and see here why.

The topic of bullfighting, as a highly controversial and subtle notion, is the ground for numerous researches and opinions, as well as an inexhaustible source of inspiration for literature and painting. Although Hemingway?s bullfighting books are already more than seventy years old, they are still considered to provide the most aesthetic, cultural and religious descriptions of bullfighting aspects.

Since bullfighting in the USA is illegal and the majority of US citizens consider it a brutal and vital abuse of animals, a small number of people know that there are professional corridas, held annually in California, and several ranches breed the bravest and the strongest bulls. However, bullfighting in California exists and, more than that, it has some of the best ranches and bullfighters, renowned in bullfighting communities.

Although bullfighting is popular in Portugal and Latin American Countries, including Mexico, Peru, Colombia, Venezuela and Ecuador, Spain has always been the most famous for its bullfights. The attitudes towards bullfighting are extremely controversial. However, traditions of each nation are unique and unparallel and are worth of describing.

Feria, a traditional bullfight fair, is usually held in most Spanish towns and cities to celebrate a particular religious feast day. Some ferias, such as Pamplona's feria of San Fermin are held on fixed dates, whereas the others, such as Seville's April Fair, depend on when a religious feast day falls - in Seville's case, the Easter. These traditional bullfight fairs attract the best matadores of the entire world, while weekly bullfights in Spain seldom feature the most famous professionals.

Although cruel and bloody, bullfighting is a popular, spectacular sight. Many writers dedicated their works to learning the bullfighting nature and the many-sided culture, as well as several painters like Pablo Picasso and Pierre Doutreleau reflected it in their pictures. If you are far away from the country, where bullfighting is popular, you can see or purchase bullfighting posters, showing numerous aspects of this ambitious tradition.