20 000 People Threw Truckloads Of Tomatoes At Each Other For An Hour A National Tradition

More than 20,000 people gathered in Bunol, Spain to throw 130 tonnes of rotten tomatoes at each other on Wednesday. The “La Tomatina” festival is a 75-year-old tradition for the city, but they were forced to stop the practice for the past two years due to COVID-19. Photos show attendees covered head to toe in tomato paste, with many of them having the foresight to wear glasses. Truckloads of rotten and otherwise unwanted fruit began arriving at noon, and attendees threw them at each other for more than an hour, according to Reuters. The origins of the festival are murky, but tradition says that a similar battle spontaneously broke out among the residents in 1945. SPAIN EXECUTES MAN AWAITING JUDGE FOR ATTEMPTED MURDER The world’s largest food festival, La Tomatina, consists of throwing overripe and low-quality tomatoes at each other. (Zowy Voeten/Getty Images)
One of the trucks full of tomatoes arrives at the town hall square with tomatoes to be thrown to the participants of the Tomatina festival on August 31, 2022 in Bunol, Spain. (Zowy Voeten/Getty Images)
SPAIN MUSIC FESTIVAL STAGE COLLAPSE KILLS 1, INJURES DOZENS La Tomatina is billed as the world’s largest food race. The world’s largest food festival, La Tomatina, consists of throwing overripe and low-quality tomatoes at each other. (Zowy Voeten/Getty Images) (Getty Images) Revelers soak up the atmosphere in tomato paste while attending the annual Tomatina festival on August 31, 2022 in Bunol, Spain. (Photo by Manuel Queimadelos Alonso/Getty Images) (getty images) CLICK HERE TO GET THE FOX NEWS APP It’s unclear how the city is cleaning up the mess.

title: “20 000 People Threw Truckloads Of Tomatoes At Each Other For An Hour A National Tradition Klmat” ShowToc: true date: “2022-10-23” author: “Lori Farmer”

More than 20,000 people gathered in Bunol, Spain to throw 130 tonnes of rotten tomatoes at each other on Wednesday. The “La Tomatina” festival is a 75-year-old tradition for the city, but they were forced to stop the practice for the past two years due to COVID-19. Photos show attendees covered head to toe in tomato paste, with many of them having the foresight to wear glasses. Truckloads of rotten and otherwise unwanted fruit began arriving at noon, and attendees threw them at each other for more than an hour, according to Reuters. The origins of the festival are murky, but tradition says that a similar battle spontaneously broke out among the residents in 1945. SPAIN EXECUTES MAN AWAITING JUDGE FOR ATTEMPTED MURDER The world’s largest food festival, La Tomatina, consists of throwing overripe and low-quality tomatoes at each other. (Zowy Voeten/Getty Images)
One of the trucks full of tomatoes arrives at the town hall square with tomatoes to be thrown to the participants of the Tomatina festival on August 31, 2022 in Bunol, Spain. (Zowy Voeten/Getty Images)
SPAIN MUSIC FESTIVAL STAGE COLLAPSE KILLS 1, INJURES DOZENS La Tomatina is billed as the world’s largest food race. The world’s largest food festival, La Tomatina, consists of throwing overripe and low-quality tomatoes at each other. (Zowy Voeten/Getty Images) (Getty Images) Revelers soak up the atmosphere in tomato paste while attending the annual Tomatina festival on August 31, 2022 in Bunol, Spain. (Photo by Manuel Queimadelos Alonso/Getty Images) (getty images) CLICK HERE TO GET THE FOX NEWS APP It’s unclear how the city is cleaning up the mess.

title: “20 000 People Threw Truckloads Of Tomatoes At Each Other For An Hour A National Tradition Klmat” ShowToc: true date: “2022-11-11” author: “Michelle Vaughn”

More than 20,000 people gathered in Bunol, Spain to throw 130 tonnes of rotten tomatoes at each other on Wednesday. The “La Tomatina” festival is a 75-year-old tradition for the city, but they were forced to stop the practice for the past two years due to COVID-19. Photos show attendees covered head to toe in tomato paste, with many of them having the foresight to wear glasses. Truckloads of rotten and otherwise unwanted fruit began arriving at noon, and attendees threw them at each other for more than an hour, according to Reuters. The origins of the festival are murky, but tradition says that a similar battle spontaneously broke out among the residents in 1945. SPAIN EXECUTES MAN AWAITING JUDGE FOR ATTEMPTED MURDER The world’s largest food festival, La Tomatina, consists of throwing overripe and low-quality tomatoes at each other. (Zowy Voeten/Getty Images)
One of the trucks full of tomatoes arrives at the town hall square with tomatoes to be thrown to the participants of the Tomatina festival on August 31, 2022 in Bunol, Spain. (Zowy Voeten/Getty Images)
SPAIN MUSIC FESTIVAL STAGE COLLAPSE KILLS 1, INJURES DOZENS La Tomatina is billed as the world’s largest food race. The world’s largest food festival, La Tomatina, consists of throwing overripe and low-quality tomatoes at each other. (Zowy Voeten/Getty Images) (Getty Images) Revelers soak up the atmosphere in tomato paste while attending the annual Tomatina festival on August 31, 2022 in Bunol, Spain. (Photo by Manuel Queimadelos Alonso/Getty Images) (getty images) CLICK HERE TO GET THE FOX NEWS APP It’s unclear how the city is cleaning up the mess.

title: “20 000 People Threw Truckloads Of Tomatoes At Each Other For An Hour A National Tradition Klmat” ShowToc: true date: “2022-12-05” author: “Charlie Bidwell”

More than 20,000 people gathered in Bunol, Spain to throw 130 tonnes of rotten tomatoes at each other on Wednesday. The “La Tomatina” festival is a 75-year-old tradition for the city, but they were forced to stop the practice for the past two years due to COVID-19. Photos show attendees covered head to toe in tomato paste, with many of them having the foresight to wear glasses. Truckloads of rotten and otherwise unwanted fruit began arriving at noon, and attendees threw them at each other for more than an hour, according to Reuters. The origins of the festival are murky, but tradition says that a similar battle spontaneously broke out among the residents in 1945. SPAIN EXECUTES MAN AWAITING JUDGE FOR ATTEMPTED MURDER The world’s largest food festival, La Tomatina, consists of throwing overripe and low-quality tomatoes at each other. (Zowy Voeten/Getty Images)
One of the trucks full of tomatoes arrives at the town hall square with tomatoes to be thrown to the participants of the Tomatina festival on August 31, 2022 in Bunol, Spain. (Zowy Voeten/Getty Images)
SPAIN MUSIC FESTIVAL STAGE COLLAPSE KILLS 1, INJURES DOZENS La Tomatina is billed as the world’s largest food race. The world’s largest food festival, La Tomatina, consists of throwing overripe and low-quality tomatoes at each other. (Zowy Voeten/Getty Images) (Getty Images) Revelers soak up the atmosphere in tomato paste while attending the annual Tomatina festival on August 31, 2022 in Bunol, Spain. (Photo by Manuel Queimadelos Alonso/Getty Images) (getty images) CLICK HERE TO GET THE FOX NEWS APP It’s unclear how the city is cleaning up the mess.