Bullfights

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• Bullfighting was brought to Mexico by the Spanish but, today, the sport is a Mexican tradition that is ingrained in the culture.
  
  Controversy surrounds bullfighting, and the sport has even been banned in it's home country of Spain, but, in Cancun, the events are still held every Wednesday at 3:30pm, during the bullfighting season.  The season runs from late-December to mid-May.  In addition to the weekly bullfights held on Wednesdays, there are also 5 special bullfights scheduled for the 2010-2011 season.  The special events usually take place on the weekend and are popular with locals, while most tourists attend the weekly bullfights, on Wednesdays.
  
  Before the matador and the bulls come out, the event begins with a folkloric dance exhibition and a performance by charros (Mexico's sombrero-wearing cowboys).  After the shows, the bulls and matadors (bullfighters) come out and the fight begins.  It always ends the same way...with the bull losing his life.
  
  If you can't stand the sight of blood, or abhor violence towards animals, do not attend a bullfight.      
  
  
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