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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Alicia Len

Tons of overripe tomatoes become projectiles in Spain's ‘Tomatina’ food fight

Spain Tomatina - (Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All rights reserved.)

Thousands of people from around the world seeking a uniquely messy thrill spent one wild hour flinging bushels of overripe tomatoes at each other during Spain’s “Tomatina” celebration Wednesday.

The mother of all food fights painted a packed central street in the eastern town of Buñol deep red as revelers squished, smashed and hurled 120 tons of the overripe fruit. Tarps covered the building fronts as an estimated 20,000 people showed no quarter amid screams and laughter.

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