Hey readers, today I'm going to talk about a very peculiar festival held in Zaragoza, his name is La Tomatina and yes it is a festival from tomatoes, is a "tomato fight" to my personal opinion is fun and very peculiar.
Now I will talk more about this rare form of celebration.

LA TOMATINA

La Tomatina is a festival street as riot held in the Valencian town of Buñol. Here participants throw tomatoes at each other. The last Wednesday of August, nestled within the week of festivities of Bunol is celebrated.

The "battle" coincides with the feast of the patron saint of the city that is held in the course of a week, taking place in various activities and previous celebrations culminating with this tomato battle that ends the festivities.

The night before La Tomatina, the streets are filled with much more appetizing than the next day will be tomatoes. In the square, full of paella is cooked over wood fires and drink wine until the wee hours of the morning. On Wednesday early morning, traders and owners of premises around the Plaza are struggling to protect doors and windows before the chaotic avalanche.

Participant of the tomatina's festival 

Around 10 am begins the first event of the Tomatina. Is "soap stick", similar to the greasy pole, which involves climbing a greased pole with a ham on top. As this happens, the group works in a frenzy of singing and dancing while they shower hoses. Once someone has managed to drop the ham off the bat, the signal for the start, which is usually at about 11 when the casing rings, and given the chaos begins. Several trucks unload tomatoes in abundance in the Plaza del Pueblo. The tomatoes come from Xilxes Castellón, where they are less expensive and are grown specifically for the holidays, as its flavor is not suitable for use . For participants using goggles and gloves are recommended. Before launch, the tomatoes must be crushed so that it does not harm anyone.
According to an estimate, around 150,000 tomatoes are distributed among 20,000 participants from around the world who come to play in this strange battle are used each year.


Some rules of the celebration of the festival of Tomatina:

The party has some rules for the safety of participants and the party continues as every year, without any incident:

-No need to throw bottles or other objects that could cause damage or accidents. You can only throw tomatoes.
-Do not break the shirts of other participants.
-Tomatoes should crush before launch to not hurt anyone.
Be careful-the passage of trucks carrying tomatoes.
Al-shot the second housing is finalized the launch of tomatoes.
-All participants using goggles and gloves are recommended.

The origins of La Tomatina festival

There are several interpretations of the origin of this popular festival. According to some historians, the origin is due to a joke. A man was in the town square singing and playing music, when a group of youths who heard him began to throw tomatoes removed from a fruit and vegetables from the square, because the man was singing very badly.
Everyone who had decided to join in the square and ended up in a battle of tomatoes.