Overripe tomatoes fill the air and streets in Spain’s ‘Tomatina’ food fight
Summary
Thousands of people threw overripe tomatoes at each other for an hour during Spain's "Tomatina" festival in Buñol. This year marked the 80th anniversary of the event, which originated in 1945. Around 20,000 participants joined the event, aiming to enjoy the fun while promoting this year's theme, "Tomato Therapy."Key Facts
- "Tomatina" is a large food fight festival where people throw tomatoes.
- This year's festival in Buñol, Spain, involved about 20,000 participants.
- A total of 120 tons of overripe tomatoes were used during the event.
- The tomatoes are not fit for eating and would have been discarded otherwise.
- The event celebrated its 80th anniversary, initially started by local children in 1945.
- Only guidelines for the event are that tomatoes must be squashed before throwing.
- The festival also featured political actions, such as flying Palestinian flags.
- The tomatoes used came from a town over five hours away from Buñol.
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