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Thousands of People Throw Tomatoes in Spain’s ‘Tomatina,’ the Mother of All Food Fights

The festival used 120 tons of inedible tomatoes for the 80th celebration, with about 20,000 participants expressing solidarity for Gaza through flags and banners.

  • Thousands participated in Spain's 80th annual Tomatina celebration, throwing 120 tons of overripe tomatoes at each other in one hour during the event in Buñol.
  • The Tomatina was attended by an estimated 20,000 people, turning the streets deep red with tomato pulp as they celebrated amid laughter.
  • A local left-wing political party supported flying Palestinian flags and a banner against Israel's military campaign in Gaza.
  • Organizers confirmed that the tomatoes used in this year's celebration were specifically grown for the event and are not suitable for human consumption.
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Thousands of people, coming from all over the world, gathered in the streets of the Spanish city of Buñol to launch tomatoes against each other, for the party "La Tomatina" which turns 80, and sees the crowd defying themselves in a gigantic battle of tomatoes (not treated for food). "It was a magical moment. I came from France precisely for that, I came with my family and my friends, practically all, and it was a magical moment, to repeat. Or pe…

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