Revellers dressed in military uniform pelt 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 place on December 28 to mark the biblical Massacre of the Innocents by King Herod.
The fight, where 'soldiers' also spray firecrackers, is accompanied by a day of celebrations including fireworks and a mock election.
Starting at 8am, the battle takes place between two groups - the 'Els Enfarinats' - who take control of the town for one day under the slogan 'New Justice' and another group called 'La Oposicio', who try to restore order.
An hour after the battle commences, the 'Race for Mayor' decides who will be the leader of the 'Els Enfarinats'.
At midday, a collection takes place through the streets of the old quarter of the town.
At the end of the day, the authority of 'Els Enfarinats' comes to an end and money collected from the fines is donated to charitable causes in the town.
The festival has been celebrated for more than 200 years, when the town of Ibi discovered the tradition.
The Spanish are known for their bizarre food-throwing traditions.
Every year they launch tomatoes at each other during the Tomatina Festival, which takes place in the town of Bunol in August every year.
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