Batter up! Spanish revellers dressed in military uniform pelt each other with flour and eggs as they celebrate 200-year-old Els Enfarinats festival
Spanish revelers dressed in military uniforms pelted each other with flour and eggs as they celebrated a 200-year-old festival.
The small town of Ibi, Alicante, hosts the Els Enfarinats festival every year, where revelers take part in a battle outside the town hall.
The traditional festival sees participants dress in military outfits before hitting each other with flour, eggs and fireworks, rather than weapons.
Activities on the day include celebrations such as fireworks and a mock election.
Revelers stage a mock coup as they compete as part of celebrations for the Day of the Innocents, a traditional day in Spain for playing pranks.
Spanish revelers dressed in military uniforms pelted each other with flour and eggs as they celebrated a 200-year-old festival
Boom head shot! A 'hunter' sets off fireworks at someone's helmeted head as eggs splash past him
Two fighters in Idi, Alicante pelt each other with flour during the traditional festival
Flour power! A group of soldiers, armed with eggs and flour, prepares for battle
Viva la EGGlución: A brave 'soldier' marks the 'fight for freedom' during the Els Enfarinats festival
At 8 a.m., the Els Enfarinats take the city under the slogan “New Justice”
And an hour later the 'Race for Mayor' takes place to decide who will be the 'leader'; of the Els Enfarinats.
They exercise their authority under a blaze of fireworks, flour bombs and eggs.
At 5 p.m., the authority of Els Enfarinats comes to an end and makes way for the celebration of the traditional Dansà.
The name Day of the Innocents refers to the Bible story of the first Christian martyrs in Bethlehem.
The name for the festival Els Enfarinats comes from the Valencian word for breading, which roughly means 'the breaded' or 'the floured'.
Photos show hundreds of locals running through the streets pelting each other with the raw ingredients of pancake batter.
Epic images of splashing eggs and fireworks cascading through the streets of Ida, south-east Spain, show the epic fun enjoyed by partygoers.
Each 'fighter' is covered from head to toe with flour
The Spanish are known for their bizarre food throwing traditions.
Every year they launch tomatoes at each other during the Tomatina Festival that takes place every August in the town of Bunol.
Splat! A high-ranking officer has a carton of eggs dumped on his head during the traditional festival
The mock coup takes place every year in Spain's southeastern city of Idi
A reveler lights two flares during the raucous festivities on December 28
Revelers in their immaculate military uniforms during the festival
You're battered! During the festivities, a participant has a jug of flour dumped on his head
Party members hold their mock elections at Ibi Town Hall
Locked and loaded! A fierce soldier ready to launch a box of 30 eggs at anyone who tries to stop the revolution
Egg off! A soldier demonstrates the consequences when he says: '¡Por gun no me arrojes huevos!'