Medinaceli is a city in the province of Soria, part of the Autonomous Community of Castile-Leon in Spain. Every year in November the religious festival "Cuerpos Santos" is celebrated in Medinaceli. In this festival, bulls suffer cruel torments. The so-called "Toro de Jublio" (= jubilation Animal) takes place under the tradition and cruelty of the Church in Medinaceli. This barbarism is reported to go back centuries and have originated with the Celtic Iberians. "Toro de Jublio" is the most famous bull festival (span. "Carrebon") of Medinaceli and has the most famous fire Bull in Spain. In the square of the play five bonfires are lit; these represent elements of "Holy Body": Paulillo, Arcadio, Pascasio, Probo and Entiquiano.

The bull ("capplaçat" = tethered bull) is initially fixed with a rope to a wooden post. The unimaginable cruelty is to attach a metal frame on the bull's horns. Balls of tar and sulfur are attached to this frame. Beside these balls there are fireworks which are intended to confer the spectacle an even greater effect. When this construction is finally set on fire, the bull rope is cut, and the madness begins among cheering fans. As the balls of tar burn, the inner parts of the horn melt from the heat. This inflicts excruciating pain to the bull, which can easily be confirmed by the animal's penetrating sounds and desperate cries. The melting and dripping tar that causes deep burns to the animal also enters its eyes and scorches them. Due to the centuries-old tradition, supporters of this madness want it to become a UNESCO Intangible Cultural Heritage.

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