La Tomatina
la tomatina spanish festival buñol spain participant throw tomato said biggest food fight world festival origin food fight friend become famous tourist attraction limit number participant festival became ticketed event overwhelm buñols population people la tomatina festival started last wednesday august young people spent time town square attend giant bighead figure parade one participant bighead fell result festivity participant flew fit rage began hitting everything path market stall vegetable fell victim fury crowd people started pelt tomato local force ended fruit battle following year young people engaged preplanned quarrel brought tomato home although local force broke began yearly tradition following year boy example followed thousand people la tomatina banned early francisco franco due festival lack religious significance however stop participant later arrested people protested prohibition festival allowed participant festivity canceled sign defiance tomato funeral held demonstration resident carried coffin large tomato inside parade accompanied music band played funeral march protest successful la tomatina festival finally permitted became official festival result report javier basilio broadcaster spanish television program called informe semanal festival started known throughout rest spain since number participant increased year year well excitement la tomatina festival la tomatina buñol declared fiesta international tourist interest secretary department tourism due popularity event th anniversary cancelled april due covid pandemic spain cancelled political reason due covid event also cancelled last edition august people country participated event day fight include paella contest near town square tomato firework different music band parade around medieval city centre wednesday morning first event tomato battle palo jabón centred long greased pole piece ham top goal participant climb pole make ham drop requires climb effort celebrant sing dance circle participant doused water hose ham fall tomato battle commences usually fight last one hour town square covered tomato debris fire truck hose street participant often use hose local provide remove tomato body participant go los peñones pool wash citric acid tomato lead washed surface town becoming clean since participation event restricted holder paid ticket estimated almost kg lb tomato thrown city council prescribes short list instruction safety participant festival throw anything tomato tear clothes squash tomato throwing avoid hurting others keep safe distance truck stop throwing tomato second starter pistol shot follow direction security staff throw tomato target see avoid hurting others throw tomato directly building great fun time la tomatina buñol inspired similar celebration part world since town twin lake colorado held tomato fight called coloradotexas tomato war texan coloradan square coloradan also attempt overtake texan straw alamo effigy generally succeeding since colombian town sutamarchán hold similar event june surplus tomato harvested costa rica town san josé de trojas san pedro district sarchí canton alajuela province celebrates tomatina local tomato fair town dongguan southern guangdong china tomato fight held october use tonne tomato city reno nevada united state also annual hourlong tomato fight started event seems take place last sunday august organized american cancer society organizer named festival la tomatina give full credit idea spanish festival indian state karnataka karnataka government banned hosting tomatina event bangalore mysore private organizer tried organize one chief minister dv sadananda gowda quoted saying name la tomatina festival permission granted waste tomato similar plan delhi cancelled received negative response public funtasia island patna hosted similar la tomatina holi event march funtasia water park patna india festival recreated song ik junoon paint red bollywood film zindagi na milegi dobara opening scene film need talk kevin depicts character eva attending la tomatina movie spanish masala scene showing la tomatina festival game tekken feature stage named fiesta del tomate based tomatina british musical film walking sunshine feature tomato fight apulian village shot nardò italy hindi spoken movie zindagi na milegi dobara scenesong number featuring festival song titled ik junoon animated series mickey mouse episode al rojo vivo feature mickey mouse stumbling across la tomatina similar festival carnival ivrea orange fight italy gorehabba cow dung fight following diwali india haro wine festival wine fight spain pidakala war cow dung fight following ugadi india songkran water fight held thailand event spain fiesta international tourist interest spain running bull official website la tomatina ayuntamiento de buñol tomatina official ticketing website tomatina