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Spain's Tomato Throwing Festival Returns After Covid Hiatus For The 75th Edition

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BUNOL, SPAIN - AUGUST 31: One of the trucks full of tomatoes arrives at the town hall square to throw tomatoes to the participants of the event on August 31, 2022 in Bunol, Spain. The world's largest food fight festival, La Tomatina, consists of throwing overripe and low-quality tomatoes at each other. (Photo by Zowy Voeten/Getty Images) Bunol Spain

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BUNOL, SPAIN - AUGUST 31: Revelers celebrate and throw tomatoes covered in tomato pulp at each other as they participate in the annual Tomatina festival on August 31, 2022 in Bunol, Spain. The world's largest food fight festival, La Tomatina, consists of throwing overripe and low-quality tomatoes at each other. (Photo by Zowy Voeten/Getty Images) Bunol Spain

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BUNOL, SPAIN - AUGUST 31: Tourists take a selfie stained with tomato pulp during the Tomatina festival on August 31, 2022 in Bunol, Spain. The world's largest food fight festival, La Tomatina, consists of throwing overripe and low-quality tomatoes at each other. (Photo by Zowy Voeten/Getty Images) Bunol Spain

BUNOL, SPAIN - AUGUST 31: Reveler suffers eye pain due to acidity from tomato juice on August 31, 2022 in Bunol, Spain. The world's largest food fight festival, La Tomatina, consists of throwing overripe and low-quality tomatoes at each other. (Photo by Zowy Voeten/Getty Images) Bunol Spain

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BUNOL, SPAIN - AUGUST 31: Asian revelers enjoy La Tomatina full of tomato juice on August 31, 2022 in Bunol, Spain. The world's largest food fight festival, La Tomatina, consists of throwing overripe and low-quality tomatoes at each other. (Photo by Zowy Voeten/Getty Images) Bunol Spain

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BUNOL, SPAIN - AUGUST 31: Some revelers take pictures while enjoying the Tomatina full of tomato juice on August 31, 2022 in Bunol, Spain. The world's largest food fight festival, La Tomatina, consists of throwing overripe and low-quality tomatoes at each other. (Photo by Zowy Voeten/Getty Images) Bunol Spain

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BUNOL, SPAIN - AUGUST 31: A reveler poses for the camera as he enjoys the Tomatina while sipping on tomato juice on August 31, 2022 in Bunol, Spain. The world's largest food fight festival, La Tomatina, consists of throwing overripe and low-quality tomatoes at each other. (Photo by Zowy Voeten/Getty Images) Bunol Spain

BUNOL, SPAIN - AUGUST 31: A reveler enjoys the Tomatina full of tomato juice on August 31, 2022 in Bunol, Spain. The world's largest food fight festival, La Tomatina, consists of throwing overripe and low-quality tomatoes at each other. (Photo by Zowy Voeten/Getty Images) Bunol Spain

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BUNOL, SPAIN - AUGUST 31: A couple kisses full of tomato juice in La Tomatina on August 31, 2022 in Bunol, Spain. The world's largest food fight festival, La Tomatina, consists of throwing overripe and low-quality tomatoes at each other. (Photo by Zowy Voeten/Getty Images) Bunol Spain

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BUNOL, SPAIN - AUGUST 31: A man helps his companion, who is full of tomato juice, up from the ground on August 31, 2022 in Bunol, Spain. The world's largest food fight festival, La Tomatina, consists of throwing overripe and low-quality tomatoes at each other. (Photo by Zowy Voeten/Getty Images) Bunol Spain

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BUNOL, SPAIN - AUGUST 31: The owner of a local business observes from the window of his store the revelers of La Tomatina on August 31, 2022 in Bunol, Spain. The world's largest food fight festival, La Tomatina, consists of throwing overripe and low-quality tomatoes at each other. (Photo by Zowy Voeten/Getty Images) Bunol Spain

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BUNOL, SPAIN - AUGUST 31: Residents of the town help to clean their facades and those of their neighbors after the Tomatina festival on August 31, 2022 in Bunol, Spain. The world's largest food fight festival, La Tomatina, consists of throwing overripe and low-quality tomatoes at each other. (Photo by Zowy Voeten/Getty Images) Bunol Spain

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BUNOL, SPAIN - AUGUST 31: Pau Chinesca (30) neighbor of the village poses in front of the camera at the end of the Tomatina with tomato pulp on his face on August 31, 2022 in Bunol, Spain. The world's largest food fight festival, La Tomatina, consists of throwing overripe and low-quality tomatoes at each other. (Photo by Zowy Voeten/Getty Images) Bunol Spain

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BUNOL, SPAIN - AUGUST 31: Carmen Sez (71), a resident of the village, cleans the tomato remains from the front door of her house on August 31, 2022 in Bunol, Spain. The world's largest food fight festival, La Tomatina, consists of throwing overripe and low-quality tomatoes at each other. (Photo by Zowy Voeten/Getty Images) Bunol Spain

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Spain's Tomato Throwing Festival Returns After Covid Hiatus For The 75th Edition

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Updated Aug 2022

Location Buñol, Valencia, Spain

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Spain's Tomato Throwing Festival Returns After Covid Hiatus For The 75th Edition

BUÑOL, SPAIN - AUGUST 31:The world's largest food fight festival, La Tomatina, consists of throwing overripe and low-quality tomatoes at each other. (Photo by Zowy Voeten/Getty Images)

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