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Ibi celebrates its flour fiesta as local town hall loses control
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By h.b. - Dec 28, 2008 - 6:05 PM
Participants in the Ibi fiesta - Photo EFE
Participants in the Ibi fiesta - Photo EFE
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The fiesta takes place each year on December 28, to coincide with the Spanish Innocents' Day - the equivalent of April Fools Day.

The Alicante town of Ibi has been celebrating its ‘Els Enfarinats’ fiesta during which a group of local residents take over power form the local government in a tradition which is more than 200 years old. The participants win power from the Town Council in a fake battle with tomatoes, eggs, flowers and bangers.

Those who do not obey the new laws of the fiesta are covered with flour and have to pay fines which go to charity.
The town centre becomes a large cloud of flour as the fight continues in the church square.


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