It is called by the name of 'World's Biggest Food Fight'
They celebrate it by throwing tomatoes Thousands upon thousands of people make their way from all corners of the world to fight in this tomato war.
In 1945, some local youths who were fighting in the street grabbed some tomatoes from a nearby grocer’s stall and started throwing them at each other.
Since then, the Spanish have thrown tomatoes every year until the road in the Spanish town is filled with juice and pulp.
Rules of the Festival
All participants of La Tomatina festival must observe certain rules. The rules include;
- No hard objects are allowed into the fight to prevent people from hurting others.
- Tomatoes should be squashed before being thrown to minimize the impact on other participants.
- Ripping other people’s clothes is forbidden.
- People should not throw tomatoes after the slotted time is up.
- You can't go to the festival without buying a ticket.
