flying tomatoes

Is Tomato A Holiday? What Is La Tomatina? La Tomatina is a tomato-throwing festival where participants are not only allowed, but encouraged to hurl tomatoes at one another during a full-on, two-hour-long food fight. Its purpose is purely for entertainment. What is the Tomato Festival in Spain? La Tomatina (Spanish pronunciation: [la tomaˈtina]) is a