Festival of fire: Mexican town celebrates San Juan de Dios

People run away from fireworks exploding around them next to a traditional ‘torito’ (little bull) -bull made of paper, wood and fireworks- during the celebration of San Juan de Dios festivity in Tultepec, in the outskirts of Mexico City . (RONALDO SCHEMIDT / AFP)

Updated on: Mar 12, 2017 7:18 PM IST

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People run away from fireworks exploding around them next to a traditional ‘torito’ (little bull) -bull made of paper, wood and fireworks- during the celebration of San Juan de Dios festivity in Tultepec, in the outskirts of Mexico City . (RONALDO SCHEMIDT / AFP)

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Two months after an explosion tore through the Tultepec fireworks market, killing 42, the town honoured its patron saint San Juan de Dios in its usual exuberant style, by exploding hundreds of colorful bulls elaborately rigged with fireworks in a field and the town square. (Rebecca Blackwell / AP)

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People enjoy fireworks exploding from a traditional bull known as ‘Torito’ during the annual celebrations. (Carlos Jasso / REUTERS)

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A man spins a traditional bull surrounded by fireworks, known as ‘Torito’, during the annual San Juan de Dios celebrations. (Carlos Jasso / REUTERS)

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Coloured paper bulls marched through Tultepec streets, projecting sparkling waterfalls amid the revelers celebrating the San Juan de Dios Feast. (Carlos Jasso / REUTERS)

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Approximately 40,000 people flocked to the city of Tultepec, located some thirty kilometers from Mexico City to participate in the San Juan de Dios festival. (Carlos Jasso / REUTERS)

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Traditional bull surrounded by fireworks, during the annual San Juan de Dios celebrations in Tultepec. (Carlos Jasso / REUTERS)

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Fireworks explode off of a wheeled paper bull rigged with pyrotechnics during the annual pyrotechnics fair in Tultepec. (Rebecca Blackwell / AP)

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People run away from fireworks exploding around them next to a traditional ‘torito’ (little bull) - in Tultepec. (RONALDO SCHEMIDT / AFP)