a town-wide tomato fight la tomatina
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¿Dónde?
• Eastern Spanish small town of Buñol
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¿Quién?• People from all over the world
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¿Cuándo?• The last Wednesday in August
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¿Cómo?• Prepare to get messy!
• Wear old clothes you can throw away.– Lleva ropas viejas puede
tirar.
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¿Por qué?A strong tradition since 1945
• There are many theories about the beginning of this festival.
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• The tomate fights were made official in 1959.
• Participants must start and stop the fight at a specific time.
Más Historia
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August 25, 2010
Village of Buñol’s 65th annual
Tomatina Festival
Set world record: 220, 462 lbs of tomatoes thrown
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Squish antes de (before)throwing!
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Hechos de Tomate
• In English, the word comes from the Spanish form, tomate.
• First discovered by Cortez in 1519
• Grown in western South and in Central America
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FOOD FIGHTwith music, dancing, parades, and fireworks
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CONTEST: Paella, a Valencian rice dish
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During…tomatoes
fly for uno hour.
After…hosed down &
cleaned by acidity of tomatoes
Photos: Associated Press, Reuters, Getty Images