I first heard about "Tomatina" in my Spanish class, and learned that it was a traditional festival in the small town of Valen, Spain, where people would immerse themselves in a sea of tomatoes (which were not good looking or quality, so there was no waste), squish ripe tomatoes and throw them at each other. Wanton feel the carnival of summer at that time want to have the opportunity to personally experience this festival, yesterday really felt the crazy of this festival!!

The town is very interesting, and the residents are busy making paella for tourists and selling Sangria everywhere! Tips: The Internet says you need to buy tickets in advance, but you can also buy them on site! Just need to wait in a long line, I hope people will always have a positive heart to try.

Tickets to the carnival cost about 12 euros ($13). The event begins with a ritual called "Palo Jabon," in which people try to climb a long greasy pole and remove a ham placed on the top as a prelude to the tomato fight.

The "Tomatina" began on the last Wednesday in August 1945. At that time, the town held a parade, a young man was pushed down in the crowd (Empujar), picked up the roadside vegetable stall tomatoes, hit the people around, resulting in a crowd. The following year, a group of young people brought tomatoes to the square and played another "tomato fight". Since then, the "tomato war" has gradually become a routine activity for town residents.

The town of Valen held an annual folk festival called "Tomato Fight". More than 30,000 local people and tourists from all over the world fought with more than 100 tons of tomatoes as weapons (Arma), turning the entire city center into a "sea of tomatoes." The rules of the game are that the tomatoes must be crushed (Pellizcars) before they can be sold.

A signal was needed before the battle, and when the signal was given by the skyrocket cannon, the staff drove trucks to dump 120 tons of overripe tomatoes on the streets of the town's main square for participants to throw. Despite the seeming chaos, there are a few rules to follow: Participants should wear safety goggles and gloves, a T-shirt and shorts, and the tomatoes must be squashed before throwing them to avoid hurting people.

It is forbidden to throw anything other than tomatoes, and it is not allowed to tear other people's clothes or throw tomatoes directly at buildings. A tall, greased wooden pole was erected, and a piece of ham was placed on it, and someone climbed up and took the ham, and the battle began. At 11 o 'clock the ammunition arrived on time in the People's Square in the center of the town fell down on the side of the road, waiting for orders, and after a sound of the sky cannon, began to enjoy the war.

There are hundreds of public showers in the flat area nearby. Wash the ketchup off your body with your clothes on. The cleaning starts. Fire trucks will clean the streets with water cannons.

Some tips to enhance the experience:

• Wear clothes you don't want to play in, then throw them away.
• Bring clean clothes and put them on straight after flushing.
• Wear a baseball cap to protect against a lot of tomatoes.
• Wear safety goggles to prevent tomato juice from stinging your eyes.
• Bring waterproof phone case, otherwise the phone will not be able to take out.
• Avoid wearing slippers, tomato juice on the floor is easy to slip, and it is easy to be trampled.