San Fermín
The Spanish word feria originally designates a fair (agricultural, books, ...). Bullfights are often given on the occasion of fairs, so the Spaniards came to designate by the term "fair" a series of bullfightings organized on this occasion, and often - especially in Andalusia - the festivities that accompany these bullfights. In many parts of Spain, there are nevertheless still a parting between the festivities and the feria which takes place on this occasion. Thus, in Pamplona, one differentiates the San Fermín ("Fiestas de San Fermín" or "Sanfermines") of the "Feria del Toro", which means the eight bullfights cycle, a "novillada" and a bullfight on horseback proposed for the festivities. Thus, festivities without taurine activities cannot be termed "ferias."