[custom_adv] La Tomatina is a festival that is held in the Valencian town of Buñol, in the East of Spain 30 kilometres (19 mi) from the Mediterranean, in which participants throw tomatoes and get involved in a tomato fight purely for entertainment purposes. [custom_adv] La Tomatina or the tomato fight festival is popular today. Thousands of tourists from all around the world make their way to fight in this crazy food fight where more than 100 metric tons of over-ripe tomatoes are thrown in the streets! [custom_adv] The tomato fight festival was banned during the Spanish State period under Franco’s for having no religious significance and it was returned in the 70s after his demise. [custom_adv] There was a market stall of vegetable that fell victim to the fury of the crowd. People started to pelt each other with tomatoes until the local forces ended that fruit battle. [custom_adv] The following year, some young people engaged in a pre-planned quarrel and brought their own tomatoes from home. Although the police broke it up, this began the early tradition. In the following years, the young boys' example had unwittingly made history. [custom_adv] La Tomatina was banned in the early 50s, however this did not stop the participants who were arrested. But the people protested the prohibition and the festivity was again allowed with more participants and increased passions. The festivity was again cancelled till 1957 when, as a sign of protest, the tomato burial was held.
