2008年10月30日木曜日

Tomatina



I’m going to talk about activity of Tomatina.

Tomatina begins with the eve of the festival. People gather in a square of San Luis Street and enjoy many street stalls and simple amusement park for children. There is no tomato but they drink, eat, sing, and dance.

A city hall official gives bread to some people for free, so participants wake up early and go to Pueblo Square to get them. The neighbors begin to pour water over their heads from the windows.

Participants compete to climb a stick. There is a raw ham in the top and they try to get it. A lot of challengers climb at the same time. A hero who gets a raw ham is welcomed with applause. This is the point of the event because they cannot begin to throw tomatoes until someone win the event.

People want tomatoes and shout “Tomato! Tomato!” About 120t tomatoes are carried by five trucks. They are so excited, wait for tomatoes singing and shouting. They begin to throw tomatoes all at once. Not only people but also streets and buildings are dyed in red in a moment. After an hour, they finished throwing tomatoes and wash away tomatoes. They take a shower using temporary showers.

There are some rules of Tomatina.
1. don’t bring dangerous articles like bottles
2. don’t tear T-Shirt
3. smash tomatoes before throw them
4. watch out for the trucksdon’t throw tomatoes after a sign of the end

4 件のコメント:

Uika さんのコメント...
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Uika さんのコメント...

I don't like tomato.
I don't want to join this festival!!!

chi-tan さんのコメント...

I thought this festival is very interesting and exciting, so I enjoyed your group presentation very much.

aya-pan★ さんのコメント...

It is very exciting festival!
I want to go to it.
I think this festival help reduce stress.