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Photos: World's largest tomato-throwing festival kicks off in Spain

La Tomatina is a “tomato fight” festival that is held in the Valencian town of Buñol, Spain.

A man dives into a puddle of squashed tomatoes, during the annual "tomatina" tomato fight fiesta in the village of Bunol, 50 kilometers outside Valencia, Spain, Wednesday, Aug. 27, 2014. The streets of an eastern Spanish town are awash with red pulp as thousands of people pelt each other with tomatoes in the annual "Tomatina" battle that has become a major tourist attraction. At the annual fiesta in Bunol on Wednesday, trucks dumped 125 tons of ripe tomatoes for some 22,000 participants, many from abroad to throw during the hour-long morning festivities. (AP Photo/Alberto Saiz)

A man reacts as he is hit with tomatoes, during the annual "tomatina" tomato fight fiesta in the village of Bunol, 50 kilometers outside Valencia, Spain, Wednesday, Aug. 27, 2014. The streets of an eastern Spanish town are awash with red pulp as thousands of people pelt each other with tomatoes in the annual "Tomatina" battle that has become a major tourist attraction. At the annual fiesta in Bunol on Wednesday, trucks dumped 125 tons of ripe tomatoes for some 22,000 participants, many from abroad to throw during the hour-long morning festivities. (AP Photo/Alberto Saiz)

A woman lays in a puddle of tomato juice during the annual "tomatina" tomato fight fiesta in the village of Bunol, 50 kilometers outside Valencia, Spain, Wednesday, Aug. 27, 2014. The streets of an eastern Spanish town are awash with red pulp as thousands of people pelt each other with tomatoes in the annual "Tomatina" battle that has become a major tourist attraction. At the annual fiesta in Bunol on Wednesday, trucks dumped 125 tons of ripe tomatoes for some 22,000 participants, many from abroad to throw during the hour-long morning festivities. (AP Photo/Alberto Saiz)

A man lays in a puddle of squashed tomatoes, during the annual "tomatina" tomato fight fiesta in the village of Bunol, 50 kilometers outside Valencia, Spain, Wednesday, Aug. 27, 2014. The streets of an eastern Spanish town are awash with red pulp as thousands of people pelt each other with tomatoes in the annual "Tomatina" battle that has become a major tourist attraction. At the annual fiesta in Bunol on Wednesday, trucks dumped 125 tons of ripe tomatoes for some 22,000 participants, many from abroad to throw during the hour-long morning festivities. (AP Photo/Alberto Saiz)

Men throw tomatoes at each other, during the annual "tomatina" tomato fight fiesta in the village of Bunol, 50 kilometers outside Valencia, Spain, Wednesday, Aug. 27, 2014. The streets of an eastern Spanish town are awash with red pulp as thousands of people pelt each other with tomatoes in the annual "Tomatina" battle that has become a major tourist attraction. At the annual fiesta in Bunol on Wednesday, trucks dumped 125 tons of ripe tomatoes for some 22,000 participants, many from abroad to throw during the hour-long morning festivities. (AP Photo/Alberto Saiz)

People throw tomatoes at each other, during the annual "tomatina" tomato fight fiesta in the village of Bunol, 50 kilometers outside Valencia, Spain, Wednesday, Aug. 27, 2014. The streets of an eastern Spanish town are awash with red pulp as thousands of people pelt each other with tomatoes in the annual "Tomatina" battle that has become a major tourist attraction. At the annual fiesta in Bunol on Wednesday, trucks dumped 125 tons of ripe tomatoes for some 22,000 participants, many from abroad to throw during the hour-long morning festivities. (AP Photo/Alberto Saiz)

People lay in a puddle squashed tomatoes, during the annual "tomatina" tomato fight fiesta in the village of Bunol, 50 kilometers outside Valencia, Spain, Wednesday, Aug. 27, 2014. The streets of an eastern Spanish town are awash with red pulp as thousands of people pelt each other with tomatoes in the annual "Tomatina" battle that has become a major tourist attraction. At the annual fiesta in Bunol on Wednesday, trucks dumped 125 tons of ripe tomatoes for some 22,000 participants, many from abroad to throw during the hour-long morning festivities. (AP Photo/Alberto Saiz)

Crowds of people throw tomatoes at each other, during the annual "tomatina" tomato fight fiesta, in the village of Bunol, 50 kilometers outside Valencia, Spain, Wednesday, Aug. 27, 2014. The streets of an eastern Spanish town are awash with red pulp as thousands of people pelt each other with tomatoes in the annual "Tomatina" battle that has become a major tourist attraction. At the annual fiesta in Bunol on Wednesday, trucks dumped 125 tons of ripe tomatoes for some 22,000 participants, many from abroad to throw during the hour-long morning festivities. (AP Photo/Alberto Saiz)

VALENCIA, SPAIN - AUGUST 27: Revellers throw tomatoes while participating the annual La Tomatina festival on August 27, 2014 in Bunol district of Valencia, Spain. (Photo by Evrim Aydin/Anadolu Agency/Getty Images)

VALENCIA, SPAIN - AUGUST 27: Revellers throw tomatoes while participating the annual La Tomatina festival on August 27, 2014 in Bunol district of Valencia, Spain. (Photo by Evrim Aydin/Anadolu Agency/Getty Images)

VALENCIA, SPAIN - AUGUST 27: Revellers throw tomatoes while participating the annual La Tomatina festival on August 27, 2014 in Bunol district of Valencia, Spain. (Photo by Evrim Aydin/Anadolu Agency/Getty Images)

VALENCIA, SPAIN - AUGUST 27: Revellers throw tomatoes while participating the annual La Tomatina festival on August 27, 2014 in Bunol district of Valencia, Spain. (Photo by Evrim Aydin/Anadolu Agency/Getty Images)

VALENCIA, SPAIN - AUGUST 27: Revellers throw tomatoes while participating the annual La Tomatina festival on August 27, 2014 in Bunol district of Valencia, Spain. (Photo by Evrim Aydin/Anadolu Agency/Getty Images)

VALENCIA, SPAIN - AUGUST 27: Revellers throw tomatoes while participating the annual La Tomatina festival on August 27, 2014 in Bunol district of Valencia, Spain. (Photo by Evrim Aydin/Anadolu Agency/Getty Images)

VALENCIA, SPAIN - AUGUST 27: Revellers throw tomatoes while participating the annual La Tomatina festival on August 27, 2014 in Bunol district of Valencia, Spain. (Photo by Evrim Aydin/Anadolu Agency/Getty Images)

VALENCIA, SPAIN - AUGUST 27: Revellers throw tomatoes while participating the annual La Tomatina festival on August 27, 2014 in Bunol district of Valencia, Spain. (Photo by Evrim Aydin/Anadolu Agency/Getty Images)

VALENCIA, SPAIN - AUGUST 27: Revellers throw tomatoes while participating the annual La Tomatina festival on August 27, 2014 in Bunol district of Valencia, Spain. (Photo by Evrim Aydin/Anadolu Agency/Getty Images)

VALENCIA, SPAIN - AUGUST 27: Revellers throw tomatoes while participating the annual La Tomatina festival on August 27, 2014 in Bunol district of Valencia, Spain. (Photo by Evrim Aydin/Anadolu Agency/Getty Images)

VALENCIA, SPAIN - AUGUST 27: Revellers throw tomatoes while participating the annual La Tomatina festival on August 27, 2014 in Bunol district of Valencia, Spain. (Photo by Evrim Aydin/Anadolu Agency/Getty Images)

VALENCIA, SPAIN - AUGUST 27: Revellers throw tomatoes while participating the annual La Tomatina festival on August 27, 2014 in Bunol district of Valencia, Spain. (Photo by Evrim Aydin/Anadolu Agency/Getty Images)

VALENCIA, SPAIN - AUGUST 27: Revellers throw tomatoes while participating the annual La Tomatina festival on August 27, 2014 in Bunol district of Valencia, Spain. (Photo by Evrim Aydin/Anadolu Agency/Getty Images)

VALENCIA, SPAIN - AUGUST 27: Revellers throw tomatoes while participating the annual La Tomatina festival on August 27, 2014 in Bunol district of Valencia, Spain. (Photo by Evrim Aydin/Anadolu Agency/Getty Images)

VALENCIA, SPAIN - AUGUST 27: Revellers throw tomatoes while participating the annual La Tomatina festival on August 27, 2014 in Bunol district of Valencia, Spain. (Photo by Evrim Aydin/Anadolu Agency/Getty Images)

VALENCIA, SPAIN - AUGUST 27: Revellers throw tomatoes while participating the annual La Tomatina festival on August 27, 2014 in Bunol district of Valencia, Spain. (Photo by Evrim Aydin/Anadolu Agency/Getty Images)

VALENCIA, SPAIN - AUGUST 27: Revellers throw tomatoes while participating the annual La Tomatina festival on August 27, 2014 in Bunol district of Valencia, Spain. (Photo by Evrim Aydin/Anadolu Agency/Getty Images)

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A man dives into a puddle of squashed tomatoes, during the annual "tomatina" tomato fight fiesta in the village of Bunol, 50 kilometers outside Valencia, Spain, Wednesday, Aug. 27, 2014. The streets of an eastern Spanish town are awash with red pulp as thousands of people pelt each other with tomatoes in the annual "Tomatina" battle that has become a major tourist attraction. At the annual fiesta in Bunol on Wednesday, trucks dumped 125 tons of ripe tomatoes for some 22,000 participants, many from abroad to throw during the hour-long morning festivities. (AP Photo/Alberto Saiz)

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