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  • Festivals can be serious, but they can be filled with fun, too.

  • When people get tired of their daily lives, they can give one of the following exciting festivals a try.

  • La Tomatina La Tomatina, the largest vegetable fight in the world, is held in

  • La Tomatina, the largest vegetable fight in the world, is held in Spain every August.

  • The festival began with a man who played a musical instrument badly.

  • It made the people all around decide to throw tomatoes at him.

  • Today, about 90,000 pounds of tomatoes will be flying in the main square and getting people wet.

  • If anyone thinks tasting tomatoes is just too common an activity,

  • he or she may go there and enjoy bathing in tomato juice!

  • Critical Thinking:

  • Do you think it is a waste of food to just throw tomatoes for fun?

  • Why or why not?

Festivals can be serious, but they can be filled with fun, too.

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