According to the most popular version of the story, during the 1945 festival of Los Gigantes (a giant paper mâché puppet parade), locals were looking to stage a brawl to get some attention.
Iyadoo la tixgelinayo qormada ugu muhiimsan ee sheekada, intii lagu jirey damaashaadkii 1945 ee Los Gigantes (warqada la mala awaalay ee gaardiska boombalaha mâché), dadka deegaanka waxay masraxa u fiirinayeen si xasarad leh si ay u helaan dareenka.