Celebrations for the San Fermin festival are already underway , but the first running of the bulls will be held Wednesday in the northern Spanish town of Pamplona . 400-year-old tradition facing challenges on many fronts . The first challenge is the lack of a clear understanding about what it means to be an Orthodox Jew in modern Israel, and how that relates to being Jewish as a whole. Animal-rights groups have held protests . Catalonia government is voting on a ban .
400-year-old tradition facing challenges on many fronts . The first challenge is the lack of a clear understanding about what it means to be an Orthodox Jew in modern Israel, and how that relates to being Jewish as a whole. Animal-rights groups have held protests . Catalonia government is voting on a ban .