A reveler takes part in the battle of 'Enfarinats,' a flour fight in celebration of the Els Enfarinats festival on December 28, 2013 in Ibi, Spain. Citizens of Ibi annually celebrate the festival with a battle using flour, eggs and firecrackers. (David Ramos/Getty Images)

The area outside the town hall in Ibi, Spain, may look like a snow-covered winter wonderland, but the white powder is actually from a fierce flour fight held to celebrate the 'Els Enfarinats' Festival.

Citizens of Ibi, located in the Spanish province of Alicante, celebrate the annual festival by dressing in mock military uniform and pelting each other with flour, eggs and firecrackers.

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The battle takes place between , pronouncing a whole host of ridiculous laws and fining the citizens that infringe them, and another group called La Oposicio, which tries to restore order, according to GlobalPost. Money collected from the fines is then donated to charitable causes in the village.

The 200-year-old event to coincide with the Day of the Innocents, the equivalent of April Fools' Day, according to BBC News.

Spain is home to some of the world's most boisterous and . At the held in the Valencian town ofBunol, revelers pelt each other with tomatoes during what is considered the world's biggest tomato fight.

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