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12 hours ago
Monday, 1 July 2019
A Load of Bull.
When we first moved to our village, one of the regular summer entertainments was a travelling show which pitted teams of young men from local villages to a variety of 'Bullfighting Games' known as Courses Landaises.
No Bulls were injured during the games, but plenty of foolhardy young men were tossed about, and bruised a bit.
Mostly the games involved grabbing a rosette from a Bull's horn, attempting to leap over the Bull as he charged at you, or twisting sideways just in time to avoid being trampled.
These games died a natural death, and haven't been played for over 30 years or more. I only went once; it was extremely hot, and, frankly, rather boring.
Below gives a rough idea of what it was all about, although I don't remember the Bull being attached to any rope.
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I take it those chaps were part of a traveling group. Wanna be bull fighters!
ReplyDeleteBit like the rodeos in Queensland- only for the young and foolhardy.
Yes I think so, but the ones who took part here were just local lads.
DeleteI remember going to something similar when I visited St. Remy de Provence in the 1950's.
ReplyDeleteI thought St Remy had 'proper' Bullfighting. In the deep South they're a braver breed; as are the Bulls.
DeleteI went to the fight at Avignon from memory and the bull fighters had to remove something tied to the horns. They were not killed.
ReplyDeleteThat sounds much like the games we had here.
DeleteSounds prettyboring to me so perhaps it is a good thing it died a natural death.
ReplyDeleteIt wasn't my cup-of-tea at all. I think they were running-out of foolhardy young men as well..
DeleteGore blimey!
DeleteAh, but their outfits were nice.
ReplyDeleteNot as nice as the 'suits of lights' that the real Bullfighters wear.
DeleteYoung men have always been known for doing foolish things to show off their manhood. It has often resulted in bad endings. It is good the games died a natural death.
ReplyDeleteNowadays they hang around in bars, whilst their girlfriends chew gum outside.
DeleteI remember going to watch a bull run at Salviac a few years ago. The poor old beasts were too old and tired to run anywhere.
ReplyDeleteWas it the same as the Lumberjack version, with games, etc? I haven't seen any mention of such things for years.
DeleteI don't think there were any games, just a few bulls 'chasing' the local lads through the street.
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