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Bullfighting
Bullfighting
Bullfighting (Pemba) – this is a popular sporting activity on this island. Pemba bullfights are relic of Portuguese occupation of the island, which occurred during the16th and17th centuries. Drum beats, men and women sing local songs to make the event lively and spur on both bull and matador. It’s a purely sporting event and the bulls are not killed as Spanish do. There is no specific dates when the bullfights are organized but the hottest time of the year. This between August and February. But sometimes, it is done after clove harvesting or during the state ceremony such as Revolutionary Day of Zanzibar.