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Before the activity begins, the ring is groomed and painted. Plaza de Toros is the oldest bullring in Spain, built in 1749. |
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Bulls are colorblind, so red doesn’t make them mad. It just hides the blood. |
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If the bullfighter has fought very bravely, the crowd can petition the judge to award him a bull’s ear, or in rare cases 2 ears. If he was the best of the best, he would get 2 ears and a tail. |
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There is a social distinction between “sol” and “sombra” or sun and shade. Seville society was in the shade, we mere mortals looked into the sun. |
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