Viral Video of Purported Croatians Dancing in the Streets Before FIFA World Cup Final is Fake, Video is of Spanish Festival San Fermin
A video of fans in Croatia dancing in synchronised fashion in the streets before the FIFA World Cup 2018 is going viral on Twitter. But is it really from Croatia?
Croatia's entry into the FIFA World Cup finals in 2018 is indeed a landmark event. This momentous achievement is being celebrated by the country's supporters in various ways.
A video of fans in Croatia dancing in synchronised fashion in the streets before the FIFA World Cup 2018 is going viral on Twitter. The post was made from the handle @baddiemakhet. He says, “Croatia right now…”
The post is quickly rebutted, with another Twitter user saying this video is from the U.S.
However, a simple Google search will take you to a Youtube post from 2012. A video of the same event shot from another angle is posted by an essenruta in July 2012. Beneath this three-minute video is a one liner that says “after the chupinazo, the momentazo when the pipers come out to play!July 6, 2018. The gaita players of the Pamplonesa from the town hall for the opening of the San Fermin festivities in Pamplona this Friday.”
Another viewer then describes it further, saying “Cheer up!Long live San Fermin! And long live Spain.”
The video is hence of Pamplona's annual fiesta in Spain that starts with fireworks called chupinazo at noon on July 6, followed by the singing of the traditional song “Pamploneses, Viva San Fermín, Gora San Fermín” (“People of Pamplona, Long Live Saint Fermín”).
The best-known part of the festival is the running of the bulls, or the encierro. Those participating in the bull run surround the band players who are playing drums and pipes that are similar to the Scottish bagpipes.
The dress code of white and red is similar to the Croatian football jersey but those on the streets are wearing the traditional fiesta garb of white shirt and trousers with a red scarf.
The bull runs are the highlight of the world-famous fiesta, but its seamless nine days and eight nights of traditional events, music and alcohol-soaked parties attract around one million visitors every year to the northern Spanish city of nearly 200,000.
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