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Revellers take part in the battle of “Enfarinats”, a flour fight in celebration of the Els Enfarinats festival on December 28, 2015 in Ibi, Spain. Citizens of Ibi annually celebrate the festival with a battle using flour, eggs and firecrackers. (Photo by Pablo Blazquez Dominguez/Getty Images)

Revellers take part in the battle of “Enfarinats”, a flour fight in celebration of the Els Enfarinats festival on December 28, 2015 in Ibi, Spain. Citizens of Ibi annually celebrate the festival with a battle using flour, eggs and firecrackers. The battle takes place between two groups, a group of married men called “Els Enfarinats” which take the control of the village for one day pronouncing a whole host of ridiculous laws and fining the citizens that infringe them and then another group called “La Oposicio” which try to restore order. At the end of the day the money collected from the fines is donated to charitable causes in the village. The festival has been celebrated since 1981 after the town of Ibi recovered the tradition but the origins remain unknown. (Photo by Pablo Blazquez Dominguez/Getty Images)



A reveller throws an egg carton to another participant as they take part in the “Enfarinats” battle in the southeastern Spanish town of Ibi on December 28, 2015. During this 200-year-old traditional festival participants known as Els Enfarinats (those covered in flour) dress in mock 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. (Photo by Jaime Reina/AFP Photo)

A reveller throws an egg carton to another participant as they take part in the “Enfarinats” battle in the southeastern Spanish town of Ibi on December 28, 2015. During this 200-year-old traditional festival participants known as Els Enfarinats (those covered in flour) dress in mock 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. (Photo by Jaime Reina/AFP Photo)



A reveller takes part in the battle of “Enfarinats”, a flour fight in celebration of the Els Enfarinats festival on December 28, 2015 in Ibi, Spain. (Photo by Pablo Blazquez Dominguez/Getty Images)

A reveller takes part in the battle of “Enfarinats”, a flour fight in celebration of the Els Enfarinats festival on December 28, 2015 in Ibi, Spain. (Photo by Pablo Blazquez Dominguez/Getty Images)



People take part in the flour fight as part of the winter festival in Ibi, Alicante, eastern Spain, 28 December 2015. Around one thousand people attended the feast during which some known as “els enfarinats” (the floured ones) take part in a street fight, throwing flour, eggs and firecrackers at each other. (Photo by Morell/EPA)

People take part in the flour fight as part of the winter festival in Ibi, Alicante, eastern Spain, 28 December 2015. Around one thousand people attended the feast during which some known as “els enfarinats” (the floured ones) take part in a street fight, throwing flour, eggs and firecrackers at each other. (Photo by Morell/EPA)



A reveller covered in flour holds a smoke bomb during the “Enfarinats” battle in the southeastern Spanish town of Ibi on December 28, 2015. During this 200-year-old traditional festival participants known as Els Enfarinats (those covered in flour) dress in mock 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. (Photo by Jaime Reina/AFP Photo)

A reveller covered in flour holds a smoke bomb during the “Enfarinats” battle in the southeastern Spanish town of Ibi on December 28, 2015. During this 200-year-old traditional festival participants known as Els Enfarinats (those covered in flour) dress in mock 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. (Photo by Jaime Reina/AFP Photo)



A reveller holds an egg carton during the “Enfarinats” battle in the southeastern Spanish town of Ibi on December 28, 2015. (Photo by Jaime Reina/AFP Photo)

A reveller holds an egg carton during the “Enfarinats” battle in the southeastern Spanish town of Ibi on December 28, 2015. (Photo by Jaime Reina/AFP Photo)



Revellers take part in the battle of “Enfarinats”, a flour fight in celebration of the Els Enfarinats festival on December 28, 2015 in Ibi, Spain. (Photo by Pablo Blazquez Dominguez/Getty Images)

Revellers take part in the battle of “Enfarinats”, a flour fight in celebration of the Els Enfarinats festival on December 28, 2015 in Ibi, Spain. (Photo by Pablo Blazquez Dominguez/Getty Images)



People take part in the flour fight as part of the winter festival in Ibi, Alicante, eastern Spain, 28 December 2015. (Photo by Morell/EPA)

People take part in the flour fight as part of the winter festival in Ibi, Alicante, eastern Spain, 28 December 2015. (Photo by Morell/EPA)



Firecrackers add to the atmosphere and are a key tradition of the Els Enfarinats festival on December 28, 2015 in Ibi, Spain. (Photo by Pablo Blazquez Dominguez/Getty Images)

Firecrackers add to the atmosphere and are a key tradition of the Els Enfarinats festival on December 28, 2015 in Ibi, Spain. (Photo by Pablo Blazquez Dominguez/Getty Images)



A reveller takes part in the battle of “Enfarinats”, a flour fight in celebration of the Els Enfarinats festival on December 28, 2015 in Ibi, Spain. (Photo by Pablo Blazquez Dominguez/Getty Images)

A reveller takes part in the battle of “Enfarinats”, a flour fight in celebration of the Els Enfarinats festival on December 28, 2015 in Ibi, Spain. (Photo by Pablo Blazquez Dominguez/Getty Images)



A reveller throws eggs and flour to another participant as they take part in the “Enfarinats” battle in the southeastern Spanish town of Ibi on December 28, 2015. (Photo by Jaime Reina/AFP Photo)

A reveller throws eggs and flour to another participant as they take part in the “Enfarinats” battle in the southeastern Spanish town of Ibi on December 28, 2015. (Photo by Jaime Reina/AFP Photo)



People take part in the flour fight as part of the winter festival in Ibi, Alicante, eastern Spain, 28 December 2015. (Photo by Morell/EPA)

People take part in the flour fight as part of the winter festival in Ibi, Alicante, eastern Spain, 28 December 2015. (Photo by Morell/EPA)



A reveller wears eggs boxes on the soles of his shoes to enhance grip in the battle of “Enfarinats”, a flour fight in celebration of the Els Enfarinats festival on December 28, 2015 in Ibi, Spain. (Photo by Pablo Blazquez Dominguez/Getty Images)

A reveller wears eggs boxes on the soles of his shoes to enhance grip in the battle of “Enfarinats”, a flour fight in celebration of the Els Enfarinats festival on December 28, 2015 in Ibi, Spain. (Photo by Pablo Blazquez Dominguez/Getty Images)



Revellers take a break during the battle of “Enfarinats”, a flour fight in celebration of the Els Enfarinats festival on December 28, 2015 in Ibi, Spain. (Photo by Jaime Reina/AFP Photo)

Revellers take a break during the battle of “Enfarinats”, a flour fight in celebration of the Els Enfarinats festival on December 28, 2015 in Ibi, Spain. (Photo by Jaime Reina/AFP Photo)
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