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La Tomatina

For years movies and television shows featuring high school or grade school students have featured outrageous food fights usually culminating in a messy trip to the principal’s office but these food fights are child’s play when compared to La Tomatina. La Tomatina is the finale a weeklong festival complete with fireworks, entertainment, libations and other fun activities in honor of the patron saint of the town of Bunol, Spain, St. Louis.

Just how big is La Tomatina? It is so big that it is officially recognized by the Guinness Book of World Records as the largest annual food fight. The statistics used in the official record refer to the festival of 2002 where there were 38,000 participants and 120 tonnes of tomatoes involved.

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