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Spain
can be quite surreal at time, it is a country where
you might hear Christmas carols in August (as part of
the New Years’ Eve celebration in August).
Or in Cadiar in February and October
(and also in Toro in August) you
can find the fountains filled with wine, or maybe
experience farmers marching their sheep through the
centre of Madrid, just because they can!
But the most famous of bizarre festivals has to be the
Tomatina Tomato Fight which first started in 1940 in
the
village
of
Bunol
, near
Valencia
. What
began as a civil disturbance which had to be broken up
by the local police became an annual ritual which now
attracts huge international crowds, claims Damian
Corrigan.
Various theories have been put forward about the exact
origins of the event including:
·
the result of a street brawl near a grocery store
·
A practical joke on a particularly bad musician
·
Tomatoes were being thrown at an unpopular local politician
·
A school food fight that became adopted by the rest of the
townsfolk
Whatever
the reason for the Buņol's annual food fight, the
Tomatina Tomato Fight now attracts people from all
over Spain and the rest of the world, each fourth
Wednesday in August.
And
if tomato throwing is not gross enough for you, how
about ant throwing ~ This takes place at Laza, in
Galicia
each carnival time!
Or maybe try your hand at wine
fighting at Batalla del Vino in Horo each June
29th!, a little less sticky is the huge
water fight in Lanjaron (near
Granada
) June 24th.
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