Correbou of Fornalutx

What is

Running of a tied bull through the streets of Fornalutx in September. Party in conflict: the Balearic law of 2017 changed its form.

On i quan

• Fornalutx, September festivities.

Personatges and objects

• The bou (bull) and the ropes with which it was guided.

How is

• Ancient form: bull tied by the horns and later sacrificed (to verify details).
• Since 2017: bull without ropes, rented and not slaughtered.

Vocabulary

• correbou: bull race through the streets.

History

• 2015: Fornalutx appeals against the ban.
• May 2017: it is announced that it will not be celebrated because it does not accredit 100 years of tradition.
• September 2017: it is celebrated in a reduced form.
• 2019: it is celebrated at dawn.
• The subsequent law would only allow it in the enclosure and without tying the bull (Last Hour); A Constitutional ruling prevents recovering the previous formula (to verify the status in 2026).

Protection

• None. Conflict with animal welfare regulations.

Why is it design

• Limit case: when the law redesigns a rite, is it still the same?

For the project

• Just for context; not promote.

Sources

• theolivepress.es/spain-news/2017/05/26/mallorca-bullfighting-correbou-festival-b
• mallorcamagazin.com/nachrichten/lokales/2017/09/06/57425/correbou-fornalutx-dann
• mallorcadiario.com/la-asociacion-animalista-balear-denuncia-el-silencio-de-la-co

Working text from the Disseny Indígena knowledge base, machine-translated from Spanish.

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