Miles de personas celebran el chupinazo de San Fermín 2013
A participant celebrates the 'Chupinazo' marking the start at noon sharp of the San Fermin Festival at Castle square in Pamplona, northern Spain on July 6, 2013. Ten of thousands of people packed Pamplona's streets for a drunken kick-off to Spain's best-known fiesta: the nine-day San Fermin bull-running festival. AFP PHOTO/ PEDRO ARMESTRE
Revellers get soaked in water thrown from a balcony during the start of the San Fermin festival in Pamplona July 6, 2013. The beginning of the festival, known as the Chupinazo, was postponed for 20 minutes while authorities removed a Basque flag hanging in front of the town hall. The annual San Fermin festival, famous for the running of the bulls event, started on Saturday and runs until July 14. REUTERS/Susana Vera (SPAIN - Tags: SOCIETY)
Revellers hold up their red scarves during the start of the San Fermin festival in Pamplona July 6, 2013.The beginning of the festival, known as the Chupinazo, was postponed for 20 minutes while authorities removed a Basque flag hanging in front of the town hall. The annual San Fermin festival, famous for the running of the bulls event, started on Saturday and runs until July 14. REUTERS/Eloy Alonso (SPAIN - Tags: SOCIETY)