Tomato battle colored Spanish town red

The "Tomatina" is held since 1945

The biggest tomato battle in the world has turned the Spanish town of Bunol red on Wednesday.

Tens of thousands, mostly young people from around the world gathered in the town near Valencia, to each other for an hour to throw tomatoes. The city administration had to put 120 tons of vegetables available.

45,000 people at "Tomatina"

The battle turned the narrow streets in the center of the city of 10,000 inhabitants in some places knee-deep pools of tomato soup. According to the local authorities as in the past year, some 45,000 people took part in the spectacle. The police had intervened several times to keep too violent throwers at bay. Paramedics treated about two dozen people because of dizziness or eye irritation.

"Tomatina" since the 40s

The "Tomatina" is held since 1945 on the last Wednesday in August. It attracts thousands of tourists from all over Europe, Asia, USA and Australia. The origins of the spectacle to go back to the legend that young people were thrown into the 1940s, a move with tomatoes. The throwers were protesting against the fact that they are not allowed to participate at the event.

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