Toro Jubilo, Toro De Fuego, Medinaceli, Spain

The Toro Jubilo annually occurs in Medinaceli, in which crowds of participants taunt a bull with balls of burning tar or turpentine (called "pitch") attached to his horns. The "Toro Jubilo" or "Toro de fuego" is a festival that takes place in Medinaceli, Spain. The festival is a pre-Celtic ritual dating back to the Bronze Age. During this festival, a bull is tied to a post. Balls are then placed on each horn of the bull and lit a flame. A think layer of mud on the back and face of the bull helps protect the bull from physical injury or burns. The bull is then released by the square, which has 5 fire lit bonfires symbolizing five martyrs. Animal rights group PACMA has described the fiesta as "a clear example of animal mistreatment" and PETA as "a sadistic festival". Claiming that the fire balls burn for hours causing harm to the bull's horns, body and eyes, while inducing a great amount of stress on the animal.
Medinaceli
Medinaceli (pronounced: meðinaˈθeli) is a municipality and town in the province of Soria (Spain). Its name derives from the Arabic toponym مدينة سالم‎ madīnat sālim (English: the city of Sālim). The town is named after one Salim bin Waral, head of a Masmuda family which settled there in the 8th century.