In a tradition that dates back more than 200 years, the town of Ibi, Spain, celebrates the festival of Els Enfarinats on December 28th with a mock battle taking place outside the town hall. Participants attack each other with eggs, flour, firecrackers, fire extinguishers, and more. The annual battle involves an a group of married men called “Els Enfarinats,” who stage a coup, taking over the town, declaring and enforcing ridiculous new laws—and “La Oposicio,” another group who try to restore order. At the end of the day, any money collected in fines by “Els Enfarinats” is donated to charity.
The Battle of Enfarinats
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Read moreRevelers take part in the battle of Enfarinats, a flour and egg fight in celebration of the Els Enfarinats festival on December 28, 2013 in Ibi, Spain. #
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Read moreRevellers in fancy dress walk toward the battle of Enfarinats on December 28, 2012 in Ibi, Spain. #
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Read moreRevelers attack with eggs and fire extinguishers in the battle of Enfarinats on December 28, 2013 in Ibi, Spain. #
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Read moreA participant in the battle of Enfarinats is struck with flour on December 28, 2013. #
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Read moreMen take part in the battle of Enfarinats on December 28, 2015 in Ibi, Spain. #
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Read moreRevelers take part in the festival of Els Enfarinats, in the town of Ibi, Spain, on December 28, 2012. #
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Read moreRevelers take part in the battle of Enfarinats on December 28, 2015. #
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Read moreA man releases a cloud of smoke during the battle of Enfarinats on December 28, 2015. #
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Read moreA flour-caked combatant in the battle of Enfarinats, on December 28, 2013 #
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Read moreMen walk through debris from firecrackers, flour, and eggs, during the battle of Enfarinats on December 28, 2015. #
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Read moreA reveler smokes during the battle of Enfarinats on December 28, 2012. #
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Read moreRevelers take part in festival of Els Enfarinats, in the town of Ibi, Spain, on December 28, 2012. #
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Read moreA flour-drenched man takes part in the battle of Enfarinats on December 28, 2012. #
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Read moreRevelers celebrate during the Els Enfarinats festival on December 28, 2013 in Ibi, Spain. #
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Read moreMen take part in the battle of Enfarinats on December 28, 2013. #
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Read moreEggs fly in the battle of Enfarinats in Ibi, Spain, on December 28, 2015. #
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Read moreA participant in the battle of Enfarinats on December 28, 2015 #
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Read moreA participant is caked in flour and eggs during the battle of Enfarinats, on December 28, 2013. #
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Read moreA scene from the 2012 battle of Enfarinats, on December 28, 2012 #
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Read moreThe battle of Enfarinats, December 28, 2012 #
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Read moreThrown flour fills the air during the battle of Enfarinats on December 28, 2012. #
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Read moreA smoke break during the battle of Enfarinats, on December 28, 2013 #
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Read morePreparing an egg attack during the battle of Enfarinats on December 28, 2013 #
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