Around 20,000 revellers gathered in Sutamarchán, Colombia, to throw over 45 tonnes of tomatoes at each other. The Gran ...

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Tens of thousands gathered on the street in Bunol, Spain, near Valencia, for the annual Tomatina tomato fight fiesta on Wednesday, Aug. 28, 2024. The street battle, considered the world’s lar… ...

Some 15,000 people, including many tourists, pasted each other with tomatoes Wednesday as Spain’s annual "Tomatina" street battle took place in the eastern town of Buñol. Workers on trucks ...

The“Tomatina” annual street tomato fight attracts thousands of people who are itching to catapult squishy tomatoes at one another to one magnificently messy event. The hour-long battle ...

BUNOL, Spain, Aug 31 (Reuters) - Thousands of revellers hurled some 130 tonnes of over-ripe tomatoes at each other on Wednesday in the eastern Spanish town of Bunol, as the "Tomatina" festival ...

La Tomatina is often billed as the ultimate food fight, bringing together thousands of people from around the world to the tiny town of Buñol in Spain. But why? Keep reading to find out — and ...

According to the Tomatina's official website, the festival originated during a brawl that ensued in 1945 when youngsters attempting to get a closer view of a parade knocked over one of the ...

Revelers throw tomatoes at each other during the annual "Tomatina" tomato fight in the village of Buñol near Valencia, Spain on Wednesday. (Alberto Saiz/AP) More than 20,000 people from around ...

Ever want to join a giant food fight? Well, you can in Bunol, Spain for just 12 euros. La Tomatina returned this year after a two-year hiatus due to the coronavirus pandemic, welcoming around ...

From the tomato-throwing frenzy of La Tomatina in Spain to the water fights of Songkran in Thailand, cultures around the world have their own unique ways of welcoming the new season and embracing ...

Using tomatoes not suitable for consumption or overripe, revellers threw the fruits at each other, leaving behind a messy, ...