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Tomatina


La Tomatina is a festival celebrated in the Spanish town of Buñol, located in the province of Valencia, during which the participants throw tomatoes on each other and get involved in a tomato fight purely for entertainment purposes.
 
The battle for tomatoes takes place on the last Wednesday of August, being the focal point of the week-long fiesta, which attracts thousands of tourists from all over the world every year. Annually about 30,000 people.
Preparations for the battle begin well before the last Wednesday of August. Extracted tomatoes are ripe for plantations in the Extremadura region. 

The start of Tomatina follows a cannon shot. From trucks, tomatoes are thrown out by pre-selected readers directly to participants playing between the streets of the center. The battle is about whipping each other with tomatoes. A loose dress is recommended, which is unlikely to be re-usable, and full and tied shoes that will hold firmly on your legs. The battle lasts an hour and ends in a similar way as it begins, that is a cannon shot. After finishing Tomatina, the cleaning starts.


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