>>213762774 (OP)
Why are their festivals so often some variation of making a massive mess in public? Beyond the obvious hygiene/eyesore issue, why do they even consider this fun?
>>213763156 >La Tomatina is a Spanish festival in Buñol, Spain where participants throw tomatoes at each other. It is said to be the biggest food fight in the world.[1][2]
>>213763603 >Since 1982, the town of Twin Lakes, Colorado has held a tomato fight called the "Colorado-Texas Tomato War," in which Texans and Coloradans square off. The Coloradans also attempt to overtake the Texans' straw Alamo effigy, generally succeeding.