LA TOMATINA

Origins

La Tomatina started the last day of August in 1945 when some young people went to the town square to attend a parade. They decided to parade with a musician...

Origins

The energy of those young people caused one person to fall off the stage. The participant flew into a fit of rage and started to hit everything in his path...

Origins

There was a market stall of vegetables that fell victim to what soon became a furious crowd. People started to pelt each other with tomatoes until the local law enforcement ended the fruit battle.

HOW IS IT CELEBRATED

• Everyone throws tomatoes at each other.
• It begins with a climb of a greasy pole, then when the person on top gets a slice of pork down, you begin
• Stop at the buzzer

WHEN?

WHO?

LOCATION INFOMATION

BUNOL

Bunol

Bunol lies 38 kilometres inland from the city of Valencia situated on the Bunol river, surrounded by mountain ranges and agriculture.

BIBLIOGRAPHY

• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/La_Tomatina
• www.latomatina.org/
• www.spanish-fiestas.com/festivals/la-tomatina/
• latomatina.info/en/
• www.latomatinatours.com/