The Tomatina Festival in Spain

Caroline Pate 0 Comment Eurasia, Travel Spain, Tomatina festival, tomato fight, tomatoes

Revellers covered in tomato pulp participate in the annual “Tomatina” festival in the eastern town of Bunol, on August 30, 2017.
The iconic fiesta — which celebrates its 72nd anniversary and is billed at “the world’s biggest food fight” — has become a major draw for foreigners, in particular from Britain, Japan and the United States.

Jun 6, 2016

10th annual tomato fight in Colombia

Matt Bracken 0 Comment Americas, The Baltimore Sun, World Colombia, Tomatina festival, tomato fight

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People participate in the 10th annual tomato fight festival, known as “tomatina”, in Sutamarchan, Boyaca department, Colombia.

Revelers hurl tomatoes at the La Tomatina festival in Spain

Aug 26, 2015

Revelers hurl tomatoes at the La Tomatina festival in Spain

Emma Patti Harris 0 Comment The Baltimore Sun Bunol, Spain, Tomatina festival, tomato fight

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Crowds of people hurled tomatoes at each other during the annual La Tomatina festival in the Spanish village of Bunol. Trucks dumped 150 tons of ripe tomatoes for some 22,000 participants, many from abroad, to throw during the hour-long festivities.

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