People queue to go inside Las Ventas bullring for the first bullfight since the start of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic, in Madrid, Spain, May 2, 2021. REUTERS/Susana Vera
MADRID (Reuters) - Carrying red and yellow flowers to show bullfighting is a symbol of Spanish culture, thousands of aficionados cheered on matadors who returned to Madrid's Las Ventas bullring on Sunday for the first time since the COVID-19 pandemic began.
Wearing mandatory face masks and sitting in fumigated seats separated by stickers, fans watched matadors take on seven bulls in a charity contest to raise money for jobless bullfighters and other workers in the sector.
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