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Old August 21, 2007, 08:55 AM
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Hola a todos.....

Estaba leyendo el "Blog" de La Tomatina. Parece que la gente se divierte mucho PERO..... que significa La Tomatina? Es que la cosecha de tomate es cuantiosa y no saben que hacer con ellos? O.....?

Perdonen mi ignorancia pero no veo el motivo para esta celebración. Espero que alguien me la explique......

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Old August 21, 2007, 12:26 PM
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Hola Elaina

hay muchas tradiciones que empiezan por hechos banales.
Un pueblo no pudo celebrar nochevieja (año nuevo) un año por falta de luz en el pueblo. Decidieron celebrarlo en Agosto. Les gustó y al año siguiente repitieron, y llevan 10 años celebrando el cambio del año en Agosto.

La fiesta de la tomatina empezó por una pelea en una procesión en el año 1945, según la versión más difundida.
Actualmente participan 40.000 personas.
http://www.escuelai.com/spanish_cult...atomatina.html
http://www.latomatina.es/
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Old August 21, 2007, 12:31 PM
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Bueno, yo no soy español ni sé mucho acerca de esa celebración pero me parece que empezó hace unos 60 años ....
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Esta fiesta empezó en 1944, cuando los vecinos del pueblo, enfadados con los concejales, les lanzaron tomates durante las fiestas locales. Se lo pasaron tan bien que decidieron repetirlo cada año.Y con el tiempo se ha convertido en una verdadera batalla campal en la que participan miles de personas y en la que las armas siguen siendo los tomates. Durante los años de la dictadura del general Franco, el gobierno prohibió esta fiesta porque no era religiosa. Pero a la muerte del dictador, los vecinos empezaron a celebrarla de nuevo, en los años setenta.
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The tomato fight has been a strong tradition in Buñol since 1944 or 1945. No one is completely certain how this event originated. Possible theories on how the Tomatina began include a local food fight among friends, a juvenile class war, a volley of tomatoes from bystanders at a carnival parade, a practical joke on a bad musician, the anarchic aftermath of an accidental lorry spillage. One of the most popular theories is that disgruntled townspeople attacked city councilmen with tomatoes during a town celebration. Another theory is that a group of friends were having sexual intercourse then city officials threw tomatoes at them. Whatever happened to begin the tradition, it was enjoyed so much that it was repeated the next year, and the year after that, and so on. The holiday was banned during the Spanish State period under Francisco Franco for having no religious significance, but returned in the 1970s after his demise.
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Old August 21, 2007, 12:53 PM
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Wow, sounds like a lot of fun.!
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Wow. Thats a lot of tomatoes. !!
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Hi!

Gracias Sosia..........

Muy interesante! Pero, no le digan a los Italianos que desperdician tanto tomate!!

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Hay que convidar mejor a los italianos y que lleven orégano, albahaca y hoja de laurel. A ver qué cocinamos.
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So did anyone go to this? where are the pics from this year?
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Adidas sportshoes Flavors of the World:
Tomatina Edition (real!!)
Adiads Tomatina

A new party, not tomatoes, now "MERENGUE" (meringue, marshmallow)
I saw it on TV, each year its bigger, but I didn't find photos
LA MERENGUINA
MARTES 11 DE SEPTIEMBRE DE 2007.
A las 13:00 horas, Volteo general de campanas.
A las 18:00 horas, CHOCOLATÁ para los niños y niñas de nuestros abonados. A continuación habrá cucañas y juegos infantiles en la Plaza Nueva de la Iglesia , patrocinado por QUIOSKO PUNTO DE ENCUENTRO. También habrá un castillo hinchable donado por TECNOCASA.
A las 22:00 horas, GRAN MERENGUINA, en la Plaza Nueva de la Iglesia , patrocinada por HORNO LA FLARA, HORNO AVENIDA Y HORNO ROSETA. Y a continuación una carretilla embolada.

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