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Food fights seem to be more common as village events in Spain than here in North America. When I was living in Spain in 89/90 I was very tempted to go to a village in Rioja for their annual wine fight (Haro, Spain, late June). After our Camino in 2016 my teenage son and I went to Buñol (Valencia) for the giant tomato fight (Tomatina festival, late August) before flying home. This seems to be in the same spirit.
 

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