La Tomatina (Tomato Festival) in Spain
La Tomatina is a food fight festival!! This festival is held on the last Wednesday of August each year in the town of Bunol in the Valencia region of Spain. Tens of thousands of participants come from all over the world to fight in a brutal battle where more than one hundred metric tons of over-ripe tomatoes are thrown in the streets.
Schedule of Tomatina
Eve of La Tomatina: La Tomatina starts in Eve of festival for people in Bunol. People gather the square of As San Luis which is set up the Chiringuito (booth) and a simple amusement park, though they control themselves feelings that get excited. There are no tomatos, but people is drinking, singing and dancing, then this festival that people laugh without cease continues all night.
La Tomatina in early morning: The participants in La Tomatina who are early risers gather in the Pueblo Square in front of city hall at 9 a.m. to eat sweet rolls were prepared by the staffs of the city. Sweet rolls are not limitless, but whoever are participants in La Tomatina can eat them. And neighbors leave things as they are for now to see how they are going on the outside, and they start throwing participants and passers water in bucket.
La Tomatina is a food fight festival!! This festival is held on the last Wednesday of August each year in the town of Bunol in the Valencia region of Spain. Tens of thousands of participants come from all over the world to fight in a brutal battle where more than one hundred metric tons of over-ripe tomatoes are thrown in the streets.
Schedule of Tomatina
Eve of La Tomatina: La Tomatina starts in Eve of festival for people in Bunol. People gather the square of As San Luis which is set up the Chiringuito (booth) and a simple amusement park, though they control themselves feelings that get excited. There are no tomatos, but people is drinking, singing and dancing, then this festival that people laugh without cease continues all night.
La Tomatina in early morning: The participants in La Tomatina who are early risers gather in the Pueblo Square in front of city hall at 9 a.m. to eat sweet rolls were prepared by the staffs of the city. Sweet rolls are not limitless, but whoever are participants in La Tomatina can eat them. And neighbors leave things as they are for now to see how they are going on the outside, and they start throwing participants and passers water in bucket.
The start of La Tomatina: 120t tomatoes considered to be a big pile on approximately 5 trucks are prepared for this day. The excited participants are singing, shouting and jumping up and down while they wait for the arrival of the tomato. One signal gun resounds at about 11:00a.m., the small alleys around Pueblo Square are filled by people, and they start to throw tomatoes all at once. People, buildings and streets are colored red in a flash. The scene that tourists who have a look at La Tomatina surround it at a distance catch a tomato at hand and be participants is not rare.
The finish of La Tomatina: About 1 hour later, the tomato battle stops by the second signal s all at once, and downtown is washed away with a strong sprinkling hose by the staffs of the city who appear at the same time. The town recover figure before La Tomatina as if nothing happened about 2 hours later. And the temporary shower is installed and washes away people who are covered with tomatoes.
The finish of La Tomatina: About 1 hour later, the tomato battle stops by the second signal s all at once, and downtown is washed away with a strong sprinkling hose by the staffs of the city who appear at the same time. The town recover figure before La Tomatina as if nothing happened about 2 hours later. And the temporary shower is installed and washes away people who are covered with tomatoes.
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