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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.
The Spanish city of Valencia's five day festival known as Las Fallas ended at midnight on Sunday, March 19th with a ceremony in which nearly 380 papier mache sculptures were set alight.
The feast of 'Our Virgin of the Forsaken' is held on the second Sunday of May when Valencians pay tribute to their patron. Late, on the eve of the festival, at the 'Plaza de La Virgen', the Valencia municipal band performs, followed by fireworks over the Towers of Serrano, and folk dancing. Early, on the Sunday morning, there is an open-air ...
In the city of Valencia, where this kind of celebration originated, the cremà of each falla is held on the night of Saint Joseph's Day, 19 March. It consists in burning the monuments erected on the Valencian streets on 15 March. The ceremony is preceded by fireworks which are lit by the commission "fallera mayor".
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.
This year, in honor of its Green Capital status, Valencia is celebrating its first ever “Green Fallas,” providing funding for neighborhoods to build with environmentally friendly alternatives ...
Valencia Fallas festivity 2016 00859 "The main feature of the Fallas Festivity, a tradition of communities in Valencia and its diaspora celebrating the coming of spring, is the giant falla. The falla is a monument made up of ninots (caricature pieces) created by local artists and craftspeople that provides a commentary on current social issues.
Falla Nou Campanar [1] (Valencian pronunciation: [ˈfaʎa ˈnɔw kampaˈnaɾ]) is a Falla in Valencia, Spain that is erected by falleros (volunteers) every year for the Festival of St. Joseph. From 2004 to 2009, Falla Nou Campanar won the best falla prize. [2] It won the largest fall competition seven times. [3]
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