……It‘stheTomatoCarnival!Yes!Itisperhapsthelargestfoodfightintheworld.TomatoCarnivalisheldonthelastWednesdayofAugusteachyearsince1945.Itissaidthat,oneday,asmallbandwereplayingthetrumpetfromdowntowntothestreets,theleaderheldthetrumpetuptosky.Suddenly,thereweresomeyoungerstersstartingtothrowtomatoestothetrumpet,wonderingwhocanrightachievetohitthespot.ThisistheoriginofTomatoFight.TomatoCarnivalwhichalwayslastsoneweekisaworld-knowntraditionalcarnivalinSpainlikeEncierro(奔牛节).Tensofthousandsofpeoplestrippedofftheirshirtsandhurledtonsofripe,juicytomatoesateachotherintheannualTomatinafoodfight,creatingknee-deepriversoftomatosauceonthestreetsofthisSpanishtown.成千上万的人脱掉自己的衬衫,奋力把一吨吨透熟多汁的西红柿掷向其他人,很快西红柿汁就在小镇的街道上形成了一条条没过膝盖的河流。这就是西班牙的小镇上一年一度的西红柿狂欢节。OntheCarnivaleachyear,touristsallovertheworldcametogatherinthetown,celebratingtheuniquecarnivalwithlocalresidents.Tomatobringspeoplehappinessofharvestaswellasofcarnival.Withthesignalofending,theexcitingfightwindsuppeople’slaughter.Meanwhile,theresidentsandthevoluneersgotoanotherbattle----cleanthestreets.Onehourlater,theyrecovertheirtidinessandpeaceasusual.In2002,theTomatoCarnivalinBuniaorwasrecognizedasSpain'sNationalCulturalHeritagebytheSpanishgovernment.IfyouwanttoknowmoreaboutTomatina,clickon:ZhangXiutingConsultant:ChenChenxia&LiangYumingTechnicalassistance:WeiShuhui&LinChao