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Earlier records convey that the La Tomatina Festival in Spain started in the 1940s or 1950s, in Buñol’s traditional celebrations to honour their patron saint, San Luis Beltrán. There are some stories about La Tomatina Spain where a group of friends started throwing tomatoes in a parade, creating chaos that caught everyone’s eye. Today, the La Tomatina Festival has begun one of the biggest annual celebrations in Spain. The tradition of this festival was officially recognized in 1980.
Once the ham is dropped from the two-story high pole, there is a water cannon signal into the air as a start. Around noon, many trucks with tomatoes drop tomatoes in the centre, and people start battling with tomatoes. The battle lasts for one hour till the fight ends. The end signal of the La Tomatina Festival is also given by the water canon. After that, no tomatoes are allowed to be thrown.
After the festival, the whole street is painted with ripe tomato juices and removed by the volunteer fire trucks or disaster management. Even the participants cleaned the area where they celebrated, and interestingly, the acidity of the tomato juices made the cobblestone street of the village clean after washing.
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Don’ts
If you are bringing your child to La Tomatina Spain, do not take your eyes off them.
Till then iViva La Tomatina! (Long Live La Tomatina!)
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What Is La Tomatina Festival?
The La Tomatina festival is celebrated by people throwing ripe, deemed, and squashed tomatoes, that are unfit for consumption, to each other. There are about 20,000 participants in the festival.
Where is the La Tomatina Festival Celebrated?
When is The La Tomatina Festival in 2024?
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