As the 2015 edition of the world’s biggest food fight culminates, we bring you an eclectic gallery of some reverent images from the festival.
Held in theΒ ValencianΒ town ofΒ BuΓ±ol, La Tomatina festival just came to a spectacular end. Bathing the streets in tomato mush, the attendees of this colorful and messy festival had some great moments to share. Here’s The Sherp’s compilation of them.
1. It started with a wrist band…
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2. It’s always smart to come prepared.
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3. And soon commenced the pelting of pulp!
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4. And of course, all pelting is incomplete without a best friend to bathe with in tomato sludge.
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5. Tomatina angel?
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6. If you love someone, pummel them with tomatoes.
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7. Reinforcements with more tomatoes.Β
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8.Β In a fight that lasts for just an hour, around 150,000 tomatoes meet their fate.
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9. On the more adrenaline infested side of things…
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10. ‘Hi, mom!’
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11. The festival sees over 40,000 attendees every year.
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12. Watermelon helms are the new skull-protection tools at the festival.
(Via:Β David Ramos/Getty Images)
13. That pretty much sums it up.Β
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14. And the aftermath…
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15. See you next year, La Tomatina!
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Also check out – some facts about La Tomatina.