Revelers throw tomatoes during the annual food fight, the Tomatina, in the town of Bunol, Spain, Wednesday, Aug. 27, 2008. Each year tens of thousands of people hurl truckloads of tomatoes at each other, sending knee-deep rivers through the small Spanish town. Local lore says it began in the 1940s when a food fight that broke out between youngsters near a vegetable stand on the town square.
Revelers throw tomatoes during the annual food fight, the Tomatina, in the town of Bunol, Spain, Wednesday, Aug. 27, 2008. The annual food fight draws visitors from around the world and is traditionally popular with backpackers and other tourists.
A reveler throws tomato pulp at another during the annual food fight, the Tomatina, in the small Spanish town of Bunol, Spain, Wednesday, Aug. 27, 2008.
A reveler carries tomatoes during the annual food fight, the Tomatina, in the small Spanish town of Bunol, near Valencia, Spain, Wednesday, Aug. 27, 2008.
Revelers throw tomatoes during the annual food fight, the Tomatina, in the small Spanish town of Bunol, Spain, Wednesday, Aug. 27, 2008. Some of those involved in this messy festival got a stinging reminder that tomatoes are acidic, and could be seen rubbing their eyes after getting a soggy missile to the face.
A reveler does a handstand in tomato pulp during the annual food fight, the Tomatina, in the small Spanish town of Bunol, near Valencia, Spain, Wednesday, Aug. 27, 2008.
Revelers throw tomatoes during the annual food fight, the Tomatina, in the small Spanish town of Bunol, near Valencia, Spain, Wednesday, Aug. 27, 2008.
Revelers throw tomatoes during the annual food fight, the Tomatina, in the town of Bunol, Spain, Wednesday, Aug. 27, 2008.
Revelers throw tomatoes during the annual food fight, the Tomatina, in the town of Bunol, Spain, Wednesday, Aug. 27, 2008.
Revelers lie in a tomato pulp during the annual food fight, the Tomatina, in the town of Bunol, Spain, Wednesday, Aug. 27, 2008.
A reveler lies in a tomato pulp during the annual food fight, the Tomatina, in the town of Bunol, Spain, Wednesday, Aug. 27, 2008.
Revelers fight for tomatoes during the annual food fight, the Tomatina, in the town of Bunol, Spain, Wednesday, Aug. 27, 2008.
Revelers throw tomatoes during the annual food fight, the Tomatina, in the Spanish town of Bunol, Spain, Wednesday, Aug. 27, 2008.