~ La Tomatina ~
The biggest tomato fight festival, yes tomato fight held annually on the last Wednesday in August. The host, Bunol, a small town neighbouring Valencia where party-seekers, locals, backpackers from all over the world flock to the streets to throw rotten tomatoes at each other in the streets...seems crazy right? The fight usually lasts between one and two hours.
The Bunol tradition all started in the 1940's, although no one is really certain how the more than half a century old tradition originated, theories such as food fights and locals throwing tomatoes at local councilmen is a popular one - from there on, it became an annual event.
The week long festival host also features music, parades and dance.
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