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La Tomatina: The Tomato Festival

La Tomatina is the local festival celebrated in the Valencian area of Buñol, in which people throw tomatoes at each other. It takes place every year, on the last wednesday of august, in order to mark the week of parties thrown for Buñol. It all started on the last wednesday of august back in 1945, when some teenagers were hanging out in the village main square. Just then, a line of big, hat-wearing musicians passed. The bored teens decided to join the line, causing one of the people further along to fall down to the ground. Angered, the man started to hit everybody in his path. It just so happened, there stood a vegetable stand nearby, which is where the party´s protagonist comes in; the tomato. The angry mob started to throw tomatoes at one another, until the authorities finally ordered a stop be put to the tomato battle. Without meaning to, the people taking part that wednesday in 1945 had made history. The following year, the same thing was repeated, with people bringing tomatoes from their own homes, and the battle was eventually shut down by the police. Though the fiesta was officially prohibited, the participants carried on year after year (along with the occasional arrest). Finally, in 1957, the “tomatina” was christened as an official festival. And ever since, it has been organised and sponsored by the Buñol council, and is one of the areas biggest tourist attractions. The festival starts at around 10 in the morning, though most people have already arrived the night before, to take part in the local festivities. The fiesta is opened... read more

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