La Tomatina festival returns after pandemic pause

People from around the world pasted each other with tomatoes as Spain's famous "Tomatina" street tomato fight took place once again Wednesday. People on trucks unloaded 130 tons of over-ripe tomatoes along the main street of the town for participants crammed below to throw.

Up to 20,000 people were to take part in the festival, paying 12 USD a ticket to take part.The event was inspired by a food fight between local children in 1945 in the town, located in a tomato-producing region.Media attention in the 1980s turned it into a national and international event, drawing participants from every corner of the world.