Citizens from all over the world hit each other with tomatoes, as Spain’s famous “La Tomatina” tomato fight kicked off today, Wednesday, after a two-year hiatus due to the coronavirus pandemic.

Workers in trucks unloaded 130 tons of ripe tomatoes along the main street of the eastern city of Bunol for participants to throw away, leaving the area drenched in red pulp.

Up to 20,000 people took part in the festival, each paying 12 euros ($12) for a ticket.

The event, which takes place on the last Wednesday of August, was inspired by a battle over food between local children in 1945 in the town in a tomato-producing area.

Media attention in the 1980s turned the event into a national and international event, attracting participants from every corner of the world.

The Battle of the Tomatoes in Spain