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![A bullfighting match takes place in Cheongdo, North Gyeongsang, in April 2023. [CHEONGDO-GUN]](https://image.koreajoongangdaily.com/11947878.jpg?imageId=11947878&width=240&height=184&format=webp&format=jpg)
![Fighting bulls clash during the 2023 Cheongdo Bullfighting Festival at the county's bullfighting stadium in Hwayang-eup, Cheongdo County, North Gyeongsang, on April 15, 2023. [YONHAP]](https://image.koreajoongangdaily.com/12074581.jpg?imageId=12074581&width=240&height=184&format=webp&format=jpg)
![Handlers pull fighting bulls into the ring by tugging on their nose ropes during a bullfighting event in Cheongdo, North Gyeongsang, earlier in the year. [ANIMAL LIBERATION WAVE]](https://image.koreajoongangdaily.com/12085869.jpg?imageId=12085869&width=240&height=184&format=webp&format=jpg)
![Two bulls lock horns in an arena in Cheongdo, North Gyeongsang, on Sunday. Cheongdo's bullfighting matches began on Saturday and will take place on Saturdays and Sundays throughout 2022. Only 20 percent of seats are allowed to be filled due to social distancing restrictions. Visitors need vaccine passes to gain entry. [NEWS1]](https://image.koreajoongangdaily.com/10671383.jpg?imageId=10671383&width=240&height=184&format=webp&format=jpg)
![Two bulls lock horns in an arena in Cheongdo, North Gyeongsang, on Sunday. Cheongdo's bullfighting matches resumed on Saturday after a year-long hiatus caused by the Covid-19 pandemic. Bullfighting matches will take place on Saturdays and Sundays until Dec. 26. [NEWS1]](https://image.koreajoongangdaily.com/10754410.jpg?imageId=10754410&width=240&height=184&format=webp&format=jpg)