Tomato fights in Spain (64 photos)

In the Spanish town of Bunol tomato within a week of the festival was the famous Tomatina tomato fight. At 10 o'clock in the morning to the city enter trucks with tomatoes from Extremadura. When someone manages to climb the six-meter pole, greased, and tear off the top of a piece of gourmet ham, tomato battle begins. In preparation for the festival shop owners close their plastic shields large windows of their institutions, to protect them from the coming madness, during which used more than 100 tons of tomatoes. Throws only crushed tomatoes: so safe, and funny. Tomato fight lasts an hour, after which the streets and houses were washed fire trucks. The tradition has existed since 1945. To participate in the Tomatina in town with a population of 9000th comes to 40 thousand. Tourists.