Posted on Apr 25, 2021
El Toro De Fuego(The Bull Of Fire) San Marcos De Ocotepeque, Honduras
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My Wife and I take our kids to Honduras every year to visit my Mother. This really sucks now that we can't go back until next year. All we have are good memories of the crazy guy walking around with a bunch of fireworks on his back ( He is called the bull of fire or El Toro de Fuego). This is an old Spanish colonial Tradition celebrating a week of festivities from the festival of Saint Mark. The festival of San Marcos De Ocotepeque. Have a carnival, they select a female Queen and king of the coffee festival. Yes, you see military police walking around with assault weapons because there isn't really any municipal police to speak of.
Posted 3 y ago
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Posted 3 y ago
LTC (Join to see) I can see how the Bull is protected but the positioning of the fireworks apparently is pretty exact for it to not hit any of the crowd. Very interesting tradition. Looks like lots of good food there too.
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There is tile on all the roofing. There is no real fire department in that city so it's pretty dangerous but nothing happens. The tradition goes back to Spain.
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Yes, Food from this part of the world differs from Mexico but the tamales are the same.
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Posted 3 y ago
Ah, but all must be sacrificed now to the Cult of Covid! Hope your family is able to make the journey again next year.
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