Byron Otis-An American "Running of the Bulls"

http://www.cnn.com/2013/11/02/us/conyers-georgia-running-of-the-bulls/index.html?hpt=us_t3

Well, it looks like Pamplona, Spain isn't too special anymore, because we Americans have done what we do best: taking traditions, commercializing them, and vigorously advertising them to a large audience. Conyers, a city close to Atlanta, has decided appropriation is the closest thing to actual tradition, and has created a yearly event that resembles both the Spanish tradition of the running of the bulls, and the epic Spanish tomato fight, La Tomatina. However, there are several differences between the Spanish and American versions of both traditions. In Spain, the bulls who participate are trained their whole life in a special area in the South of Spain where they can become the most ruthless, vicious, man-seeking monsters possible. The bulls used in Conyers are noticeably smaller, and their horns are clipped, making the performance much less dangerous. La Tomatina, in Spain, is a day long fight of tomatoes, while in America, it's a bunch of people who let tomatoes be dumped upon them.