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The Fallas (Valencian: Falles; Spanish: Fallas) is a traditional celebration held annually in commemoration of Saint Joseph in the city of Valencia, Spain.The five main days celebrated are from 15 to 19 March, [1] [2] while the Mascletà, a pyrotechnic spectacle of firecracker detonation, takes place every day from 1 to 19 March.
Cremà of a falla in Denia (Alicante). The cremà (Valencian for "burning") is the act of setting fire to a falla monument, made from materials such as cardboard and wood, during the festivities of several towns in the Valencian community, Spain. A similar celebration is the Bonfires of Saint John from Alicante, also in the Valencian community ...
On 22 February 2024, at approximately 17:30 CET, [2] a fire broke out in a 14-storey luxury [3] [4] residential complex located in the Campanar district of Valencia, Spain. [5] The rapid spread of the fire, exacerbated by strong winds, building materials and a stack effect , led to the complete destruction of the complex's 138 apartments ...
Armand “Mondo” Duplantis of Sweden in action as he vaults a new world record of 6.25 meters at the 2024 Paris Olympic Games, on Aug. 5. ... traditional annual Fallas Festival, in Valencia ...
Fallas: Fallas is the main festivity of the city of Valencia and it is celebrated in the month of March. The neighbourhood has numerous casales falleros, who are resposable for setting up the street sculptures known as fallas. The oldest falla in the neighbourhood was the Falla Barón de San Petrillo- Enrique Navarro- Leonor Jovani set up in ...
The fallas are placed in the streets during the Falles festival in Valencia (Spain), and in other towns with festivals inspired by it. The monument usually deals with a satirical subject connected with recent news or public controversies, and is covered in posters with words, verses and statements of a humorous nature.
Video of the mascletà in Valencia's Town Hall Square on 18 March 2023 Fallas in the Valencian city of Alzira.. A mascletà (pronounced in Valencian: [maskleˈta]) is a pyrotechnic event characterized by the achievement of a noisy and rhythmic composition that features, particularly during daytime, in street festivities; it is typical of the Valencian Community ().
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