Tomatina festival in Spain

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@allknowing (153529)
India
July 16, 2023 6:03am CST
Ironic it may sound while India was starved of tomatoes with prices soaring Spain has been throwing tomatoes at each other during their Tomatina Festival. Around 20,000 people from all over the globe take part in the festival and it is reported that around 120 metric tonnes of tomatoes are used. In India colour is thrown at each other during the Holi festival. But waste of tomatoes is not something one can easily digest What say? This link has some stunning pictures of the Tomatina Festical https://www.outlookindia.com/international/spain-s-tomatina-festival-returns-to-paint-the-town-red-photos-220446?photo-1
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OceanTiara
@RebeccasFarm (91297)
• United States
17 Jul 23
I was not aware of this..it seems like such a terrible waste to me.
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@allknowing (153529)
• India
17 Jul 23
It sure is
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M Cheung
@Beestring (15372)
• Hong Kong
16 Jul 23
What a waste! I love tomatoes and eat them quite often.
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@allknowing (153529)
• India
17 Jul 23
I use tomatoes in many dishes
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Amber
@AmbiePam (120881)
• United States
16 Jul 23
It must really annoy people who really love that food, and also that hate waste. Quite frankly, in this day and age, I’m surprised they have continued this festival.
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@allknowing (153529)
• India
16 Jul 23
They only stayed during the pandemic
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popciclecold
@popciclecold (40214)
• United States
16 Jul 23
Never heard of it. But that photo is awesome.
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@allknowing (153529)
• India
16 Jul 23
That link that I have uploaded has more - worth looking at