International Sites (2)

Fiestas de Moros y Cristianos de Elda. Ed. Elías Escribá. 27 May 2008. Junta Central de Comparsas de Moros y Cristianos. 1 June 2008 http://www.moroselda.com.

This website, maintained by the Central Board for the Festival of the Moors and Christians in Alcoy, Spain, is a helpful site for a journalist interested in learning about the Moors and Christians festival. Some of the helpful links on the site include the history of the festival, a calendar of events, links for music at the event, how to become a part of the parade, and a photo gallery. Perhaps the most useful section of this site for a journalist would be the history section. Because this is a festival that commemorates the invasion of Spain by the Moors, an event that happened during the 14^th century, this is an extremely history-rich festival which makes is such a noteworthy festival.

La Tomatina—Web oficial de la tomatina de Buñol. Mar. 2008. Departamento del Turismo de la Comunitat Valenciana. 1 June 2008 http://www.latomatina.es/.

This website, which is maintained by the Department of Tourism of the Community of Valencia, is the official website for the festival in Buñol, Spain called La Tomatina. The Tomatina is the festival where thousands of people gather with thousands of tomatoes and have the world’s largest tomato fight. The website give the history of the festival, the rules for the fight, practical advice for those attending and participating, and gives helpful travel tips relative to the area. This is the best website for anyone interested in learning about this particular festival. Besides the wealth of information about the actual festival, it also provides photographs and video clips. For a journalist researching this fiesta, this is the most beneficial website because without pictures and videos, a food fight with more than 40,000 flying tomatoes difficult to fathom.