Tomato Festival «La Tomatina 2011" in Spain

This festival has become a tradition since the days of the dictator Franco (40 years of the last century), and each year is gaining popularity. The venue is a traditional small town of Buñol in the province of Valencia.

Time, like space, is also predetermined - it is the last Wednesday of August. It all began back in 1944, when young people do not fall for the festival more goals staged a brawl. As the weapons were chosen at the next traders tomatoes vegetables. The police caught the bullies and make them pay for the damage. But young people are not satisfied and the next day brought a tomato. The police again intervened. This went on for several years and the Spaniards enjoyed entertainment. However, the following years the festival «La Tomatina» is resolved, it will be canceled. Just since 1990, the year it became an annual event. Every year more and more tonnage of tomatoes. They are specially grown in Extremadura. Quest on tomatoes begins and ends on the audio signal. Streets of the town of pre-prepared, hiding behind walls of mesh-net and polyethylene. Upon termination of all wash fire.