DECK THE HOLIDAY'S

    The festival of  San Fermín  (or  Sanfermines , in  basque language   Sanferminak ) in the city of  Pamplona ( Navarre ,  Spain ), is a deeply rooted celebration held annually from 12:00, 6 July, when the opening of the fiesta is marked by setting off the pyrotechnic  chupinazo ,   to midnight 14 July, with the singing of the  Pobre de Mí . While its most famous event is the encierro, or  the running of the bulls , the week-long celebration involves many other traditional and  folkloric  events. It is known locally as  Sanfermines  and is held in honor of  Saint Fermin , the co-patron of Navarre. Its events were central to the plot of  The Sun Also Rises , by Ernest Hemingway , which brought it to the general attention of English-speaking people. It has become probably the most internationally renowned  fiesta  in Spain. Over 1,000,000 people come to watch this festival. Saint Fermin      Fermin  is said to have been the son of a  Roman of senatorial rank in Pamplona i