The mayor of Pamplona,
Enrique Maya
, has announced the City Council's decision to suspend the
Sanfermines for
another year
due to the coronavirus.
Maya explained that the decision has been made taking into account the
current situation of the health crisis
and the forecasts for the coming months, which prevent the celebration of
such massive
and international parties as
Sanfermines.
"When this pandemic passes, the year 2022 will come and we will once again enjoy Sanfermines, the running of the bulls and take children and grandchildren to the giants," said the mayor.
To announce the decision, the
Pamplona City Council
has prepared an emotional video in which, accompanied by the song
Piel cinnamon
, it is explained that the important thing now is the well-being of the citizens and that is why the decision has been made to return to suspend for the second consecutive year the
Sanfermines
.
Over the last few months there have been numerous voices that have pointed out the difficulty of holding
mass festivals such
as
Sanfermines
due to the epidemiological situation and even the mayor had already commented that he considered it
"absolutely impossible" to hold parties
"like the ones we have. known ", but it was not until this Monday when the official suspension was announced.
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