La Tomatina- Tomato fight, is a festival that is annually celebrated in the Valencia town of Buñol, a town located 30 km / 19 miles from the Mediterranean, in which participants throw tomatoes and get involved in this tomato fight purely for fun.
It is held on the last Wednesday of August, during the week of festivities of Buñol.
Interestingly, La Tomatina started the last Wednesday of August in 1945 when some young people went to the town square to attend the Giants and Big-Heads figures parade. The young boys decided to parade with a musician.
The energy of these young people caused one person to fall off the float. The participant flew into a fit of rage and started to hit everything in his path. There was a market stall of vegetables that fell victim to what soon became a furious crowd. People started to pelt each other with tomatoes until the local law enforcement ended the fruit battle
Here are the must follow set of rules you must adhere to in order to indulge..
The city council follows a short list of instructions for the safety of the participants and the festival:
The tomatoes have to be squashed before throwing to avoid injuries.
No other projectiles except tomatoes are allowed.
Participants have to make way for the trucks and lorries.
After the second shot indicative of ending the tomato hurl, no tomatoes should be thrown.
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