La tomatina festival
is a big annual celeberation of Spanish culture. It is held in spain in a small VALENCIAN town of BUNOL . It’s a purely tomatoes fight in which dozens of tomatoes are
brought in huge trucks and are thrown down in the streets of of In 2015 almost 145000 kg of tomatoes were thrown in the
streets of bunol. The people of that town belives that the juice of tomatoes
cleans their bodies and its very good for skin as well and they feel very fresh
and the acidity. Plus the acidity of tomatoes leads to washed roads in the town becoming very clean.
The fight lasts for about
an hour and there are some certain rules that are to be strickly followed by
everyone who needs to participate in this festival, so that no one gets hurt
and every one can fully enjoy.
- Do not throw bottles or hard objects
- Do not tear or throw tee-shirts
- Squash tomatoes before throwing them to avoid hurting
others
- Keep a safe distance from trucks
- Stop throwing tomatoes after the second starter pistol
shot
- Follow the directions of security staff
The number of participants
for this festival were increasing year by year, So in 2002, in the month of August La Tomatina festival of Buñol was declared a Festivity of
International Tourist Interest by the Secretary Department of Tourism due to
its success.
Now People from all over the world come specially to spain specially to attend this event every year and
like every year this festival (LA TOMATINA FESTIVAL) has already taken hype from all over the world as it is
scheduled to be held on 30th
of AUGUST this year. So if you are
a party freak and you want to spend this summer in a very unique way then this
is the festival you need to go.
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