Alex Trelinski
BUÑOL in Valencia is getting ready to see red once again at the world-famous La Tomatina festival this Wednesday(August 27) with 120,000 kilos of tomatoes being hurled in all directions.
The event always takes place on the last Wednesday of August with a noon start
A firm from Badajoz in the Extremadura region, Alius Trading, has won this year’s contract to supply the tomatoes for just under €55,000.
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They will arrive today(Tuesday) and be unloaded in the municipal warehouse.
La Tomatina is celebrating its 80th anniversary- having started in 1945- and was prompted by young people trying to get a better view of a Buñol parade.
As they pushed their way through the by-standers, an unexpected consequence was that one of the parade participants was pushed over and lost his temper.
The jolly crowd did not take things seriously and responded by grabbing tomatoes from a stall and hurling them at him- resulting in what became the first La Tomatina.
Participants are limited to a maximum of 22,000 official ticket holders- due to safety reasons- but around 45,000 spectators are expected.
The fight lasts for an hour before fire trucks arrive to hose down the streets.
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