At this point, no more tomatoes can be thrown. The cleaning process involves the use of fire trucks to spray down the streets, with water provided from a Roman aqueduct. The authorities seem more concerned with cleaning the town than cleaning the visitors, so some people find water at the Bunol River to wash themselves, although some kind residents will hose passers-by down. Once the tomato pulp is flushed, the ground is clean due to the acidity of the tomato.
The tomato fight has been a strong tradition in Bunol since or No one is completely certain how this event originated. Possible theories on how the Tomatina began include a local food fight among friends, a juvenile class war, a volley of tomatoes from bystanders at a carnival parade, a practical joke on a bad musician, and the anarchic aftermath of an accidental lorry spillage. In this section you can search all our contents throughout the different stages in the history of art in Spain, to find styles such as Baroque, Gothic, Mudejar and many, many more.
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Imagen cedida por La Tomatina Oficial. The origins of this mass tomato battle date back to a fight amongst children in and it has been celebrated every year since then.
This unusual fiesta brings together crowds of people every year, ready to have a great time of laugher and fun, hurling tomatoes at each other.
Participants at this joyful pitched battle have a wonderful time throwing tomatoes at anything that moves. As a result the town council of Bunyol have been forced to limit numbers by issuing tickets to those wishing to take part.
Alternatively, you can book an organised tour to La Tomatina with numerous companies who will include tickets in their package. In spite of the mayhem there actually are a few rules and regulations that need to be adhered to during La Tomatina in order to ensure that the maximum number of people get the maximum enjoyment from the day. These rules are set out by the Bunyol Town Council:. Menu Skip to right header navigation Skip to primary navigation Skip to secondary navigation Skip to main content Skip to primary sidebar Skip to footer.
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Pure, unadulterated enjoyment. Revellers who attend La Tomatina don't hold back as they join in the crowds swimming in, wading through and throwing tomatoes. However, thousands of tourists visit the region especially to take part in La Tomatina festivities. According to the official website for the festival, a parade was taking place in the town square on the last Wednesday of August in , which featured individuals dressed as giants with big heads gigantes y cabezudos. A group of young people apparently caused the big head of one of the parade's participant's to fall off, a mishap which led the costumed individual to become irate.
The unfortunate individual began to cause havoc along the parade route, colliding with a market stall selling tomatoes.
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