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6. La Tomatina, Spain
La Tomatina is probably one of the craziest festivals in the world. The tradition started in 1945 August, in the Valencian town, Bunol, where the Giants and Big-Heads parade was held. Some young boys wanted to get closer to the stage and be a part of the festivities and they accidentally pulled down one of the participants who landed in the middle of a market stall full of vegetables. People began to pick up the fruits and vegetables and pelt each other with them until the local forces ended the vegetable war. In the following year a group of young people arrived with dozens of tomatoes to the festival…
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