People take part in the Tomatina feast or 'tomato fight' in Bunol, Valencia, Spain. Reports state that about 40,000 people from all over the world took part in the event in which participants throw tomatoes and engage in a 'tomato fight'. About 120 tons of tomatoes were thrown this year.

Revelers kiss each other during the annual "Tomatina" tomato fight fiesta in the village of Bunol, near Valencia, Spain, Wednesday, Aug. 29. Bunol's town hall estimated more than 40,000 people, some from as far away as Japan and Australia, took up arms Wednesday with 120 tons of tomatoes in the yearly food fight known as the 'Tomatina' now in its 64th year.

Revellers take part in the annual "tomatina" tomato fight fiesta in the village of Bunol, near Valencia, on Aug. 29. Tens of thousands of revellers hurled 120 tonnes of squashed tomatoes at each other, drenching the streets in red in a gigantic Spanish food fight known as the Tomatina.

Revellers throw tomato pulp while participating in the annual Tomatina festival on Aug. 29, in Bunol, Spain. An estimated 35,000 people throw 120 tons of ripe tomatoes in the world's biggest tomato fight held annually in this Spanish Mediterranean town.

Revellers throw tomatoes during the annual "Tomatina" (tomato fight) in the Mediterranean village of Bunol, near Valencia, August 31. The origin of the tomato fight is disputed - everyone in Bunol seems to have a favorite story - but most agree it started around 1940, in the early years of General Francisco Franco's dictatorship.

A reveller is covered with tomato pulp after the annual "Tomatina" (tomato fight) in the Mediterranean village of Bunol, near Valencia August 31.

A reveller on a truck throws tomatoes into the crowd during the annual Tomatino festival.

A reveler is pelted with tomatos during the tomato fight fiesta in the village of Bunol, near Valencia, Spain, Wednesday, Aug. 31.

A reveler throws tomato pulp during the annual "Tomatina" tomato fight fiesta in the village of Bunol, near Valencia, Spain, Wednesday, Aug. 311. Bunol's town hall estimated more than 40,000 people, some from as far away as Japan and Australia, took up arms Wednesday and pelted each other with 120 tons of ripe tomatoes in the yearly food fight known as the 'Tomatina' now in its 66th year.

A young man rests over a tomato covered ground during the Tomatina feast or 'tomato fight' in Bunol, Valencia, Spain, 31 August. 120 tons of tomatoes were thrown in the event.