La Tomatina

At this time of every year, the village Bunol near Valencia in Spain becomes a playground for revellers who throw overripe tomatoes at each other.

A video by Insh takes a look at some of these unique holiday traditions around the world - ranging from Spain's famous La Tomatina to Thailand's 'feast for monkeys' or the Lopburi Monkey Buffet.

Holi got a saucy twist in Ahmedabad, as a group of people bombarded each other with tomatoes, much like the Spanish festival of La Tomatina.

Spain's annual tomato throwing festival, La Tomatina,kicked off in the eastern town of Bunol on Wednesday. The iconic fiesta -- billed as "the world's biggest food fight" -- has become a major draw for foreigners. See 10 incredible pictures from the La Tomatina festival in Spain.

Many trucks are employed to carry close to 150 tons of tomatoes to the center of the town.

Celebrated on the last Wednesday of every year, La Tomatina is a Spanish festival celebrated with much gusto. The festival draws crowds from far and wide.

La Tomatina is a food fight festival, which takes place on every last Wednesday of August in the town of Bunol near to Valencia in Spain. Thousands of people make their way from all corners of the world to take part in the 'World's Biggest Food Fight' where more than one hundred metric tonnes of over-ripe tomatoes are used for the street fight.

A certain section of people in Vadodara celebrated on Sunday celebrated 'La Tomatina' to mark the Friendship Day. They were, perhaps, unmindful of the fact that price of the commodity has soared to Rs 100 per kg in markets.

Karnataka chief minister Sadananda Gowda has instructed police in Bangalore and Mysore not to give permission for the Tomatina festival (organised by a private firm) scheduled for this Sunday. The festival involves participants hurling tomatoes at each other.

At this time of every year, the village Bunol near Valencia in Spain becomes a playground for revellers who throw overripe tomatoes at each other.

A video by Insh takes a look at some of these unique holiday traditions around the world - ranging from Spain's famous La Tomatina to Thailand's 'feast for monkeys' or the Lopburi Monkey Buffet.

Holi got a saucy twist in Ahmedabad, as a group of people bombarded each other with tomatoes, much like the Spanish festival of La Tomatina.

Spain's annual tomato throwing festival, La Tomatina,kicked off in the eastern town of Bunol on Wednesday. The iconic fiesta -- billed as "the world's biggest food fight" -- has become a major draw for foreigners. See 10 incredible pictures from the La Tomatina festival in Spain.

Many trucks are employed to carry close to 150 tons of tomatoes to the center of the town.

Celebrated on the last Wednesday of every year, La Tomatina is a Spanish festival celebrated with much gusto. The festival draws crowds from far and wide.

La Tomatina is a food fight festival, which takes place on every last Wednesday of August in the town of Bunol near to Valencia in Spain. Thousands of people make their way from all corners of the world to take part in the 'World's Biggest Food Fight' where more than one hundred metric tonnes of over-ripe tomatoes are used for the street fight.

A certain section of people in Vadodara celebrated on Sunday celebrated 'La Tomatina' to mark the Friendship Day. They were, perhaps, unmindful of the fact that price of the commodity has soared to Rs 100 per kg in markets.

Karnataka chief minister Sadananda Gowda has instructed police in Bangalore and Mysore not to give permission for the Tomatina festival (organised by a private firm) scheduled for this Sunday. The festival involves participants hurling tomatoes at each other.