In Pics: Spain celebrates Tomatina Festival with zest and fervour

Crowds of people throw tomatoes at each other during the annual Tomatina fiesta, in the village of Bunol, 50 kilometers outside Valencia, Spain.

Two men lie in a puddle of squashed tomatoes, during the annual Tomatina fiesta, in the village of Bunol, 50 kilometers outside Valencia, Spain.

People sit and lie on the ground during the annual Tomatina fiesta, in the village of Bunol, 50 kilometers outside Valencia, Spain.

Crowds of people throw tomatoes at each other, during the annual Tomatina fiesta, in the village of Bunol, 50 kilometers outside Valencia, Spain.

Two woman have their photo taken as they pose in a puddle of squashed tomatoes during the annual Tomatina fiesta, in the village of Bunol, 50 kilometers outside Valencia, Spain.

A woman throws a tomato during the annual Tomatina fiesta, in the village of Bunol, 50 kilometers outside Valencia, Spain.

Crowds of people throw tomatoes at each other, during the annual Tomatina fiesta, in the village of Bunol, 50 kilometers outside Valencia, Spain. 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, trucks dumped 150 tons of ripe tomatoes for some 22,000 participants, many from abroad to throw during the hour long morning festivities.