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Revellers dressed in mock military garb cover themselves in flour as they take part in the "Els Enfarinats" battle in the southeastern Spanish town of Ibi on December 28, 2019. During this 200-year-old traditional festival participants known as Els Enfarinats (those covered in flour) dress in military clothes and stage a mock coup d'etat as they battle using flour, eggs and firecrackers outside the city town hall as part of the celebrations of the Day of the Innocents, a traditional day in Spain for pulling
December 29th, 2019 - 07:48 GMT

People Throw Flour and Eggs at Each Other at Spanish Fest

Revellers dressed in military uniform have pelted each other with flour and eggs as part of a 200-year-old festival in Spain. The Els Enfarinats festival takes place every year on the streets of Ibi, Alicante, with a battle outside the town hall. The traditional get-together requires participants to dress in military garb and stage a mock takeover using flour, eggs and firecrackers in lieu of weapons. The annual festivity takes ...
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