Tomato Battle in Bunol

About 150,000 kilos of tomatoes were transported to Bunol, west of the Spanish city of Valencia,to the festival on Wednesday, when thousands of revellers will throw them at each other on a narrow street in the town.

The festival, now in its 71st year, got underway at 11 a.m. local time (5 a.m. EDT) in the city of Buñol in Valencia province, near Spain’s eastern coast. Over 330,000 pounds of tomatoes were transported to the town in preparation for the festival, and all 20,000 tickets were sold out. (Fehér Krisztina, MTI)