La Tomatina is a festival that is held in the Valencian town
of Buñol, a town located 30 km inland from the Mediterranean Sea in which
participants throw tomatoes and get involved in this tomato fight purely for
fun. It is held on the last Wednesday of August, during the week of festivities
of Buñol.
At around 10 AM, festivities begin with the first event of
the Tomatina. It is the "palo jabón", similar to the greasy pole. The
goal is to climb a greased pole with a ham on top. As this happens, the crowd
work into a frenzy of singing and dancing while being showered in water from
hoses. Once someone is able to drop the ham off the pole, the start signal for
the tomato fight is given by firing the water shot in the air and trucks make
their entry.
The signal for the onset is at about 11 when a loud shot rings
out, and the chaos begins. Several trucks throw tomatoes in abundance in the
Plaza del Pueblo. The tomatoes come from Extremadura, where they are less
expensive and are grown specifically for the holidays, being of inferior taste.
For the participants the use of goggles and gloves are recommended. The
tomatoes must be crushed before being thrown so as to reduce the risk of
injury. The estimated number of tomatoes used are around 150,000 i.e. over 40
metric tons.
After exactly one hour, the
fight ends with the firing of the second shot, announcing the end. The whole
town square is colored red and rivers of tomato juice flow freely. Fire Trucks
hose down the streets and participants use hoses that locals provide to remove
the tomato paste from their bodies. Some participants go to the pool of “los
peñones” to wash. After the cleaning, the village cobblestone streets are
pristine due to the acidity of the tomato disinfecting and thoroughly cleaning
the surfaces
La Tomatina ลา
โตมาติ๊หน่า ในภาษาสเปน ซึ่งเฉลิมฉลอง เริ่มปามะเขือเทศใส่หัวกัน
ในสัปดาห์สุดท้ายของเดือนสิงหาคมของทุกปี ที่เฉพาะเมือง บุนโยล ทางภาคตะวันออกของสเปน
ซึ่งอยู่ห่างจากบาเลนเซียไป 30 กิโลเมตร เทศกาลปามะเขือเทศนี้ ดุเดือด เข้มข้น ด้วย “ศึกปามะเขือเทศ” ซึ่งจะจัดขึ้นในวันพุธของสัปดาห์
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