Fermin as Lesaka, in the fiesta called the "Regata del Bidasoa". In the basilica of San Fermín de Aldapa, the martyrdom of Saint Fermin is still commemorated on September 25. On the preceding Thursday to Sunday there are numerous festivities there, in the Navarrería (a neighbourhood of Pamplona) and near the Cathedral. Celebrations begin with a firework rocket set off by a youngster from the Navarrería, who has been given the title of the little mayor. As at Pamplona, the celebrations have a special closing ceremony called "Pobre de Mí" ("Poor Me"). When certain relics of the saint were brought back
San Fermín to have met his end by being dragged through the streets with angry bulls running after him, hence the tradition. The celebration of the festival has its origin in the combination of two different medieval events. Commercial secular fairs were held at the beginning of the summer. As cattle merchants came into town with their animals, eventually bullfighting came to be organized as a part of the tradition. Specifically, they were first documented in the 14th century. On the other hand, religious ceremonies honoring the saint were held on October 10. However, in 1591 they were transferred to July 7