Tomatina

Introductio
n
La
Tomatina(Spanish
pronunciation:[la
toma
tina]) is afestival that is
held in theValenciantown
ofBuol, a town located
30
km
from
the
Mediterranean, in which
participants
throw
tomatoes and get involved
in this tomato fight purely
for fun. It is held on the
last Wednesday of August,
during
the
week
of
festivities of Buol.

History
The 1945,
police during
had to
In
a
parade
y
interveneofgigantes
to break up
cabezudos,
youngforced
men
the fight and
who
to be in the
thosewanted
responsible
to
event
brawl in
pay staged
the adamages
town's
mainThis
square,
the
incurred.
is the
Plaza
Pueblo.
There
most del
popular
of many
was a vegetable stand
theories about how the
nearby, so they picked
Tomatina started.
up tomatoes and used
them as weapons.

Descriptio
n
- Fire Trucks hose down the
streets and participants
- use
At around
10 locals
AM,
hoses that
provide
to begin
removewith
the
festivities
tomato
paste
from
the first
event
of their
the
bodies.
Some
Tomatina.
It
is
the
participants go to the
"palo
similar
pool
of jabn",
los peones
to
to thegreasy
pole.
wash.
After the cleaning,
the
Thevillage
goal iscobblestone
to climb
streets
are pristine
due
a greased
pole with
to the acidity of the
a ham on top.
tomato disinfecting and
thoroughly cleaning the
surfaces.

Rules of
festival
1. The tomatoes have to be
squashed before throwing to
avoid injuries.

The city council

follows a short list
of
instructions for
2. No otherprojectilesexcept
tomatoes
are allowed.
the safety
of the
participants
and
3. Participants have to give way
the
to
the festival:
truck and lorries.
4. The festival doesn't allow
ripping off T-shirts.
5. After the second shot
indicative of ending the tomato
hurl, no tomatoes should be
thrown.