Bull fighting has its origin in ancient Greek and Roman culture in the epic of Gilgamesh , Gilgamesh and Enkidu fought and killed the Bull of Heaven. Like most pagan traditions these were later assimilated into Christian practices and can be expressed by the rationalisation of Spanish Bullfighting.
The practices of bullfighting in the Iberian Peninsula and southern France are connected with the legends of Saturnin of Toulouse and his protégé in Pamplona, Fermin. These are inseparably linked to bull-sacrifices by the vivid manner of their martyrdoms set by Christian hagiography ( a reverential biography) in the third century.In time the practice of Bull fighting evolved into a demonstration of manhood and chivalry, initially fighting bulls from horse back but bravado and courage then extended to facing the bull on foot. The loosing bull is still revered at its death. In some Christian traditions, Nativity scenes are carved or assembled at Christmas time. Many show a bull or an ox near the baby Jesus, lying in a manger. Traditional songs of Christmas often tell of the bull and the donkey warming the infant with their breath. This refers (or, at least, is referred) to in the beginning of the book of the prophet Isaiah, where he says: "The ox knoweth his owner, and the ass his master's crib." (Isaiah 1:3)
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Bull Crap, The Myths
Historical FictionIn this book there will be myths told a long time ago what they all have in common is that they all have bulls in them either as the main character in it or is in the story as a metaphor, namely the myths in here will be the minotaur, the Bullring a...
