MADRID – Oltre 50mila persone si sono lanciate 120 tonnellate di pomodori oggi 29 agosto alla tradizionale festa della ‘Tomatina’, che si celebra ogni anno a Bunol, vicino a Valencia. C’è stato un record di presenze, con oltre 10mila persone in rispetto alle scorse edizioni e nessun incidente, se si escludono gli 8 contusi lievi medicati dai servizi sanitari, secondo il bilancio del portavoce del municipio, Rafael Perez.
La festa è cominciata intorno alle 11,30, con mezz’ora di ritardo sul previsto, quanto è arrivato il primo camion carico di pomodori. Turisti provenienti da Giappone, Corea del Sud, Canada o Nuova Zelanda, assieme ai tanti europei, alcuni mascherati da chef o da conigliette di Playboy, molti con occhiali da sub per proteggere gli occhi dal succo di pomodoro, hanno cominciato la battaglia con l’ ‘oro rosso’ di Bunol.
(LaPresse)
Revelers play with tomato pulp during the annual "tomatina" tomato fight fiesta in the village of Bunol, near Valencia, Spain, Wednesday, Aug. 29, 2012. Bunol's town hall estimated more than 40,000 people, some from as far away as Japan and Australia, took up arms Wednesday with 100 tons of tomatoes in the yearly food fight known as the 'Tomatina' now in its 64th year. (AP Photo/Alberto Saiz)
Revelers play in tomato pulp during the annual "tomatina" tomato fight fiesta in the village of Bunol, near Valencia, Spain, Wednesday, Aug. 29, 2012. Bunol's town hall estimated more than 40,000 people, some from as far away as Japan and Australia, took up arms Wednesday with 100 tons of tomatoes in the yearly food fight known as the 'Tomatina' now in its 64th year. (AP Photo/Alberto Saiz)
Revelers throw tomatoes during the annual "tomatina" tomato fight fiesta in the village of Bunol, near Valencia, Spain, Wednesday, Aug. 29, 2012. Bunol's town hall estimated more than 40,000 people, some from as far away as Japan and Australia, took up arms Wednesday with 100 tons of tomatoes in the yearly food fight known as the 'Tomatina' now in its 64th year. (AP Photo/Alberto Saiz)
A reveler wipes tomato pulp from his face during the annual "tomatina" tomato fight fiesta in the village of Bunol, near Valencia, Spain, Wednesday, Aug. 29, 2012. Bunol's town hall estimated more than 40,000 people, some from as far away as Japan and Australia, took up arms Wednesday with 100 tons of tomatoes in the yearly food fight known as the 'Tomatina' now in its 64th year. (AP Photo/Alberto Saiz)
Revelers throw tomatoes during the annual "tomatina" tomato fight fiesta in the village of Bunol, near Valencia, Spain, Wednesday, Aug. 29, 2012. Bunol's town hall estimated more than 40,000 people, some from as far away as Japan and Australia, took up arms Wednesday with 100 tons of tomatoes in the yearly food fight known as the 'Tomatina' now in its 64th year. (AP Photo/Alberto Saiz)
