In Madrid for the weekend we went to the Las Ventas bullring to make our own minds up about bullfighting, called cruel by some and lauded by others as a majestic traditional display of man against beast.
There's no doubt that the matadors need considerable skill to avoid the bull but it's hardly a fair fight with the bull taking various hits with spears and swords before finally receiving a sword to the neck. Then again I don't think it's supposed to be.
At least the bull's carcass gets a swift exit ... 
I can't yet say which camp I fall into, but I'm not ready to deride an old tradition without understanding further the history behind it.
S
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