This Mexican town sounded like a warzone as locals celebrated the exploding hammer festival in San Juan de la Vega.

The footage from March 2019 shows several men smashing their hammers, which are attached to detonators, on the ground. As the explosions go off, the area is shrouded by gunpowder smoke.

The filmer of this clip, Macaria España, said: "On Shrove Tuesday, people in my town carry out gunpowder detonations with a hammer as they walk through the streets of the town detonating hammers. There is also a kind of tournament on the outskirts, where hammers explode in a ring. Most of the participants are men."

'No, this isn't a warzone. This is just the normal way to celebrate Shrove Tuesday in the small town of San Juan de la Vega.

In this explosive clip, a group of men can be seen smashing their hammers (attached to detonators) on the ground, filling the area with gunpowder smell and smoke. While this may not be the safest way to celebrate the start of Lent, it has been going on for a long time and is expected to continue for years to come.

The filmer of this clip, Macaria España, said: "On Shrove Tuesday, people in my town carry out gunpowder detonations with a hammer as they walk through the streets of the town detonating hammers. There is also a kind of tournament on the outskirts, where hammers explode in a ring. Most of the participants are men."

Name: Macaria España
Location: San Juan de la Vega, Celaya, México'