Ever since I was a kid growing up in Ogden Utah back in the early 80's, I've been fascinated by the Spanish bullfight. I even searched out books on bullfighting at the Weber County library, where I found and read "Death in the Afternoon" by Ernest Hemingway. I'm probably the only kid in Utah to have ever read that book. Now here we are 40 years later and I still enjoy learning about and keeping up with the bullfights.

August 15, 2021

Cayetano en Baeza ayer


 Question: What is the significance of the handful of vegetation? 

I've seen numerous photos of this, matadors taking their victory lap around the plaza with a handful of some type of plant. It doesn't seem to happen in the biggest plazas, like Madrid or Sevilla, but it seems to happen a lot in smaller plazas.

I'm not sure of the significance. 

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