La Tomatina is a festival that is held in
the Valencian town of Bunol, located inland from the Mediterranean Sea,
that brings together thousands of people for one big tomato fight –
purely for fun! It is held on the last Wednesday of August, during the
week of festivities of Bunol. One theory – the most popular of many
theories - about the origins of the “fight” dates back to 1945, when
(during a parade) young men staged a brawl in the town’s main square,
the Plaza del Pueblo. There was a vegetable stand nearby, so they
picked up tomatoes and used them as weapons.
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