The streets of Bunol, a town in eastern Spain, turned crimson on Wednesday as thousands of revellers participated in the annual Tomatina festival. The event, held every year in the last week of August, saw around 22,000 participants donning white clothes, soon splattered with tomato pulp, in a spirited tomato-throwing battle. Several photos and videos have surfaced on social media, showing people enjoying La Tomatina 2024 in Spain. Seven trucks delivered 150 tons of ripe pear tomatoes to the eager crowd, many of whom were international visitors. The event kicked off at 11 am, and people threw tomatoes at each other and enjoyed the festival. The city got drenched in red. La Tomatina is also known as the world’s biggest food fight. Mount Mary Festival 2024: From Date to Time and Mass Schedule, Here's All You Need to Know About Bandra Fair of Mount Mary Church in Mumbai.
La Tomatina 2024
Participants saw red at the annual food fight festival 'La Tomatina' in Bunol, near Valencia, covering themselves in tomato pulp.
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La Tomatina
🇪🇸 FOOD FIGHT!
Every year on the last Wednesday of August, a tomato madness called "La Tomatina" begins in the small Spanish town of Buñol near Valencia.
The main task of the organizers of the vegetable festival is to throw tomatoes at the crowd.
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Spain’s Bunol Turns Red
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ESPAGNE 🇪🇸 : une immense bataille de tomates dans la rue.
En Espagne, les habitants de Buñol et des visiteurs du monde entier se sont battus à coups de tomates et dans la bonne humeur à l'occasion du festival de La Tomatina, organisé le dernier mercredi du mois d'août.( AFP) pic.twitter.com/qBJACbUUXK
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Thousands Bathe in Tomato Sauce
Tens of thousands partake in battle of tomatoes at 'La Tomatina' festival pic.twitter.com/BZaTZtZjZT
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