page_title: Calvisson
section_title: Events
hierarchical_section_title: Calvisson / Events
caption_attribution_description: At an abrivado at 30420 Calvisson. The guardians on horse back are riding at speed with a group of at least four bulls. They are demonstrating their ability to keep the bulls together while they execute a 360 degree turn. Camera location43°&#160;47′&#160;10.32″&#160;N, 4°&#160;11′&#160;35.88″&#160;EView this and other nearby images on: OpenStreetMap - Google Maps - Google Earth
context_page_description: Calvisson is a commune in the Gard department in the Occitanie region in southern France.
  It lies between Nîmes, Montpellier, the Cevennes and the Camargue and has a strong Protestant history.
context_section_description: Bull running happens in Calvisson, according to the Carmargues tradition, where no bull gets hurt. The annual event takes place around 20 July over a period of five days. There are four events, the Abrivado where over ten bulls are run together through the street guided by a group of twelve 'guardians' mounted on white Camargues horses, an Encierro where one bull is released outside the foyer and finds his own way back to the pen, the Bandido where one bull is run accompanied through the streets, and the Bandido de nuit which is the same thing but after dark. Boys and men run with the bulls and try and separate them from the horses, stop them, and physically turn them away from the horses.
caption: An abrivado at Calvisson. The guardians are demonstrating their skill in turn a group of at least four bulls through a 360 degree turn
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