Culture / la-tomatina
Facts about La Tomatina
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After La Tomatina concludes, the streets of Buñol are cleaned using the acidity of the tomato juice as a natural disinfectant.
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In 2013, La Tomatina introduced a ticketing system, limiting attendance to around 20,000 participants to control crowd size.
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Participants at La Tomatina must crush tomatoes before throwing them to reduce the risk of injury to other festival-goers.
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The festival originated in the 1940s in Buñol, a small town in the Valencia region of eastern Spain.
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Held annually on the last Wednesday of August in Buñol, Spain, La Tomatina involves participants hurling tonnes of ripe tomatoes at one another.