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(27 Aug 2025)
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Buñol, Spain - 27 August 2025
1. Various of people throwing overripe tomatoes at each other during Spain’s Tomatina celebration, with Palestinians flags on walls and held by some participants
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Thousands of people from around the world seeking a uniquely messy thrill spent one wild hour flinging bushels of overripe tomatoes at each other during Spain’s Tomatina celebration on Wednesday.

The mother of all food fights painted a packed central street in the eastern town of Buñol deep red as revelers squished, smashed and hurled 120 tons of the overripe fruit.

Tarps covered the building fronts as an estimated 20,000 people showed no quarter amid screams and laughter.

Every article of clothing — with many wearing white shirts that quickly were stained pink — and pretty much every inch of bare skin and hair ended up covered in a pulpy mush.

Thumping music gave the event the vibe of a rave. Organizers wearing green shirts slowly opened a path for trucks loaded with the tomatoes to bring in the ammunition.

Buñol, with a population of around 10,000, was one of the towns affected by last year's devastating floods in eastern Spain. That is why this year’s slogan is “Tomaterapia” (Tomato Therapy).

This year marks the 80th anniversary of the eye-catching event that party lore says began when local children went at it tossing tomatoes back in 1945.

Since then it went from a yearly tradition — only skipped twice during the pandemic — to an event that now draws a significant international crowd.

A left-wing political party backed an initiative by local residents to fly Palestinian flags and a banner against Israel's military campaign in Gaza during this year’s “Tomatina.”

The only guideline during the free-for-all is to squash the tomato before you throw it to reduce its impact. Even so, some participants opt to wear goggles and earplugs for protection.

And for those worried about the waste, organizers say the tomatoes are not edible anyway and are grown specifically for the Tomatina. This year’s supply hails from a town over 5 hours away.

AP video shot by Alicia León

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