Tomatina Festival 2010, Spain

Aug 29, 2010 11 comments

La Tomatina is a food fight festival held on the last Wednesday of August each year in the town of Buñol in the Valencia region of Spain. Tens of metric tons of over-ripe tomatoes are thrown at each other in the streets during this day. The week-long festival features music, parades, dancing, and fireworks among other things. On the night before, participants of the festival compete in a paella cooking contest. This festival started in a casual way in 1945, but wasn't officially recognized until 1952.

These images are from the Tomatina festival on August 25, 2010.

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Now let’s see some pictures from last year’s celebration.

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Comments

  1. hehe, this must be fun :D I want to participate at this at least once in my life:)

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  2. Haha that looks like fun.

    But if you just glance at some of the pictures it looks like gore or something. I was quite concerned at first.

    Check out my blog if you get a chance

    http://stick-you-dick-in-it.blogspot.com/

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  3. oh my - I would have never believed the level of tomato throwing without seeing these pics.

    I am surprised the camera lens didn't get covered.

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  4. That looks soo awesome! I think I will have to start booking a trip for next year!

    www.thedramaticcomedyofmylife.blogspot.com

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