Biggest food fight in the world, La Tomatina
This is the biggest tomato fight in the world – and maybe also the biggest food fight – It has been taking place in Buñol for more than six decades, where, tens of thousands of people from all over the world gathered in this small town of Valencia province to hit tomatoes at each other. The Tomatina is Spain's # 2 most famous festival. It takes place annually on the last Wednesday in August in Buñol, a small town in Valencia.
History of La Tomatina La Tomatina is not any religious festival or any spiritual beliefs, but there are many stories and rumors about it's history. The most popular story is about the day of Wednesday of August 1945. As part of the annual festivitals there was a parade of Gigantes y Cabezudos (giants and bigheads). A group of youngsters who wanted to join in accidentally knocked over one of the giants, who started swinging out at everyone around him when he got to his feet. The youngsters grabbed some tomatoes from a nearby stall to defend themselves …. and so began La Tomatina.
The battle is an hour of pure mayhem, when more than one hundred tons of ripe tomatoes are hurled through the air. It’s every man for himself as the lorries keep on arriving with more ammunition, and the square is very soon awash with a sea of red. Everyone is considered fair game and anyone can take part.
Rules of the fight There are a number of rules to taking part:
do not bring bottles or any other object which could cause accidents you must not tear T-shirts tomatoes must be squashed before throwing to avoid hurting anyone take care to avoid the lorries which carry the tomatoes stop throwing tomatoes as soon as the second rocket sounds. It’s also advisable to wear lace-up footwear, old clothing obviously, and diving goggles to protect your eyes.
Tens of thousands of local and international participants come and take part in this harmless food battle. In one hour over one hundred metric tons of over-ripe tomatoes are thrown in the streets. At noon a rocket blast signals the end of yet another Tomatina!
Official website of Tomatina Festival : www.tomatina.es Thanks & Regards, Kaushal Patel kaushal312@gmail.com