The bull----spain

From an outsider's point of view, a bullfightt is just a cruel heartless show where an animal is butchered mercilessly. For many other Spaniards, a 'corrida de Toros'is some sort of sacrifice, almst a religious event that reminds us of man's fight against nature. It reminds of that story of survival common to mainkind:'we survive because we kill nature.'A bull symbolizes power and life in the Mediterranean tradition. A brave bull is an animal born to fight. A bull is also a powerful symbol of fertility and therefore symbolizes the preservation of life.The matador is a hero, a prince of the people because he comes from the grassroots.He conquers nature everytime he kills a bull during a fight.He can kill because he also risks his life during the fight.A bullfight is also an erotic symbol.His baneruna style poses and his tightlyfitted dress could not be found outside a bullring.A fight is also like a bloody ballet of life and death.The bullfighter's main weapons are intelligence and courage against the strength and bravery of the bull.