On August 31, the city of Buñol in the Spanish valencian community broke out in a "big scuffle" - tomato wars!
People knead ripe tomatoes into thin pieces and throw them on others.
According to statistics, a total of 15,000 people participated in this "big scuffle", and the people who "participated in the war" were stained with blood-red tomato juice, and the streets were also stained a blood red.
After the "Great War", many people lay on the blood-red street posing for photos, as if they were enjoying it.
The group had a great time, but the netizens scolded it.
Not a war, it's a game!
"Tomato Wars" is Buñol's festival held every year on the last Wednesday of August. Tens of thousands of participants came from all over the world to participate in this "big scuffle".
This "big war" first originated in 1945, when the town was celebrating other festivals, and the revelers could not suppress their excitement, picked up the tomatoes on the vegetable stall and began to throw them at each other, and everyone had a good time.
Later, this gradually evolved into a "tradition" and became a program that was staged every year.
Before the pandemic, the festival had a record of 30,000 people attending, several times more than the town's 9,500 resident population.
During the festival, Buñol's hotels and hotels are full, and many tourists have to stay in neighboring towns and cities, and then take a car or train to "participate in the war".
Generally speaking, the Tomato Wars kick off at 10 a.m. On the street, people erected a tall greased wooden pole and placed a piece of ham at the top of the pole, and the tomato war only began when someone climbed to the top and took the ham down.
The process of climbing the pole to get the ham is very interesting, because the wooden pole is coated with grease, so many people will slide down before they climb to the top.
In order to be able to become the ultimate victor, smart people will step on the shoulders of their predecessors to get ham.
When the ham was removed, the tomato war began.
Around 11 a.m., the city government would arrange for several large trucks full of tomatoes to slowly drive into the crowd, and then a large number of tomatoes would be dumped on the road, and people would get "ammunition" and start throwing each other.
At this time, no matter who the other party is, whether you recognize it or not, smashing you with Rotten Tomatoes is a preferential treatment for you.
People who are smashed will not be angry, pick up Rotten Tomatoes, smash whoever they want, and the picture is a refreshing!
However, the organizers stipulate that the tomato must be crushed before throwing tomatoes at others, and others must not be hurt. Plus, don't throw anything other than Rotten Tomatoes!
Smart people are prepared: wear swimming goggles or goggles, as long as they don't hurt their eyes. More elaborate people also wear gloves, because soaking in tomato juice for a day can cause sore fingers.
Such carnivals last all day, and participants release their energy to the fullest, making each other's bodies "bloodied" and the streets "bloody"...
Due to the pandemic, the tomato war has been suspended for two years, and it is held again this year, although it is not as crowded as before, but it still attracts a lot of people.
130 tons of ripe tomatoes were dropped by Hoho on this day, and the "participants" had a lot of fun, and the organizers were quite happy.
María Vallesés, head of tourism promotion in the city of Buñol, said: "People are very eager for this beloved festival to return, to be able to litter tomatoes again to release the adrenaline that has accumulated for two years. ”
"Tomato Wars attracted curious people from all over the world, but today, not all of the planned 20,000 tickets were sold. The reason is that some countries still have travel restrictions. ”
For this festival, netizens have different views, some people think: happy entertainment, release nature, no problem! But some people think that the price is so expensive now, many people can't afford to eat tomatoes, and these people actually waste food like this, which is disgusting!
Someone said on social networks: "Now there are famines all over the world ... Some of the traditions of 2022 are meaningless. Tomato Wars is ridiculously wrong! ”
Some people say: When some people are hungry, such a scene is shocking!
It is also said that 130 tons of tomatoes are wasted and washed with thousands of liters of water after the carnival. Half the planet is suffering from drought and famine. But the group threw away the tomato like monkeys and declared it an international tourism extravaganza...
In response to the criticism that appeared online, Maria said, "A lot of people think people are throwing away food, but in fact, these tomatoes are grown for this festival." Without the 'Tomato Wars' festival, people wouldn't have grown these extra tomatoes. ”
"Thanks to this festival, many local farmers were able to have a better winter."
What do you think about this festival? Should "Tomato Wars" be held?
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Ref：
https://www.leparisien.fr/video/video-le-retour-de-la-tomatina-la-plus-grande-bataille-de-tomates-au-monde-31-08-2022-THRAUXIO7VDJPMBTNDPAWHJLLA.php?ts=1662001309473
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