The event -- the highlight of a week-long festival -- was banned for a short time when revellers pelted a government official and the town held a funeral for its favourite fruit.

• 这个活动是一周节日的高潮，一度被禁止过。当时狂欢者用西红柿投掷政府官员。为此，小镇居民为他们钟爱的西红柿举行了葬礼。