Earlier today, in the Spanish Mediterranean town of Bunol, around 22,000 people gathered to throw 150 tons of ripe tomatoes at each other in the world's biggest annual tomato fight. La Tomatina attracts tourists from around the world, especially Britain, Japan, and the United States. This year marks the 72nd anniversary of the messy fiesta.
La Tomatina 2017
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Read moreCrowds of people throw tomatoes at each other, during the annual Tomatina tomato fight fiesta in the village of Bunol, 50 kilometers outside Valencia, Spain, on August 30, 2017. #
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Read moreRevellers enjoy the atmosphere in tomato pulp while participating the annual Tomatina festival on August 30, 2017 in Bunol, Spain. #
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Read morePeople throw tomatoes at each other in the village of Bunol on August 30, 2017. #
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Read moreA reveler enjoys the atmosphere during the annual Tomatina festival on August 30, 2017. #
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Read morePeople take pictures of themselves among piles of tomatoes in Bunol on August 30, 2017. #
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Read moreRevelers enjoy themselves during the Tomatina festival on August 30, 2017. #
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Read moreParty-goers covered in tomato pulp take part in the Tomatina festival in Bunol on August 30, 2017. #
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Read moreRevelers enjoy throwing tomatoes at each other during a tomato fight fiesta in the village of Bunol on August 30, 2017. #
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Read moreMen enjoy the atmosphere of the annual Tomatina festival on August 30, 2017. #
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Read moreRevelers take part in the Tomatina festival on August 30, 2017. #
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Read moreA resident peers out of her door during the annual Tomatina festival on August 30, 2017. #
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Read moreIron Man drops in on the Tomatina festival on August 30, 2017. #
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Read moreRevelers enjoy the atmosphere in tomato pulp on August 30, 2017. #
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Read moreRevelers in the Tomatina festival on August 30, 2017. #
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Read morePeople covered in tomato pulp, on the street during La Tomatina on August 30, 2017. #
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Read moreTomatoes cover the people and the walls on a street in Bunol on August 30, 2017. #
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Read moreRevelers throw tomatoes at each other on August 30, 2017. #
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Read moreTomato pulp covers people and the street in Bunol on August 30, 2017. #
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Read moreA man lies in a puddle of squashed tomatoes during La Tomatina on August 30, 2017. #
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Read moreRevelers enjoy the atmosphere in Bunol on August 30, 2017. #
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Read moreA man poses for photographers, standing in a mass of tomato pulp in Bunol on August 30, 2017. #
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Read moreA woman cleans the front door of a pastry shop during the annual Tomatina festival in Bunol, on August 30, 2017. #
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