Killer Tomatoes: Spanish Town Becomes Sea Of Red During Annual "Tomatina" Battle
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}The streets of an eastern Spanish town are awash with red pulp as thousands of people pelt each other with tomatoes in the annual "Tomatina" battle that has become a major tourist attraction.
At the annual fiesta in Buñol on Wednesday, trucks dumped 125 tons of ripe tomatoes for some 22,000 participants —many from abroad — to throw during the hour-long morning festivities.
This was the second year non-resident participants were charged — 10 euros ($13) — to take part. The town of about 20,000 people began charging to help pay off debts of some 5.5 million euros. The event was sold out weeks ahead.
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}The event was inspired by a food fight between local children in 1945 in the tomato-producing region.
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