The traditional Tomatina has again painted the Red de Valencian city of Buñol in his 77th edition of a party that has collected around 22,000 people on the street To launch more than 120,000 kilos of tomato During a party that was declared an international tourist interest in 2002 and that brings participants together in numerous countries.
With the traditional punctuality, the Chupinzo sounds at noon with which the tomatoes started to rain, this year of the Valencian Company -fruit and vegetables massass, by chair. The company It has been prepared for the product since April For the battle, which is divided into seven trucks that cross the city with its red charge.
From hours before they started the party, thousands of people gathered in the most central streets of the municipality To try to get a ham In the traditional hamstick, although none has been done with him.
Politicians have also received “tomatoes”
He President from the Generitat, Carlos Mazón, He wanted to participate in one of the trucks In the launch of tomatoes and completed the Tour, in which he is accompanied by the president of the Diputació de Valencia, Vicent Mompó; The Minister of Innovation, Industry, Trade and Tourism, Nuria Montes or the PPs Union in Les Corts and general secretary of the PPCV, Juanfran Pérez Llorca.
Mazón has described the party as a “high of joy”. “Living it is unique,” he admitted and added that it is the first time he sees people ask “a tomato”. In his opinion it is “A healthy exercise for politicians Receive tomatoes with joy, sportiness and Germanor (Brotherhood). So I apply the story. A tomato is not bad, it’s great, “he said, and defended a product that was cultivated in the Valencian community that has” of the best tomatoes in the world. ”
