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Each neighbourhood of the city of Valencia has an organized group of people, the Casal faller, that works all year long holding fundraising parties and dinners, usually featuring paella, the famous local speciality. Each casal faller produces a colorful and satirical cardboard and papier-mâché construction known as a falla and a smaller one known as falla infantil (children's falla) which are eventually burnt on the 19th of March, the night of San Jose.
Below you can see some of this year's fallas and some ninots (Valencian for puppets or dolls) that compose the bigger fallas. The fallas infantiles are usually no more than 2,5 - 3 meters high, but the big fallas, especially the ones that enter the special category (that's over 10,001euro budget) can be as tall as a four or five stories building. Almost all of Valencia's city squares have a falla built ion the middle, adding up to about 700 fallas around the city every year.
- A Photo Essay Of The Best Fallas
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- Las Fallas Festival Preview: Ninots Exhibition
Even though we have an exciting three day trip to Porto (Portugal) planned at the beginning of March, we are really looking forward for Las Fallas Festival to kick off here in Valencia. This is our favorite Valencian festival because it's so much...
- Amazing Light Displays At Las Fallas Festival From Valencia
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- Las Fallas In Short
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- The Incredible Las Fallas. A Festival Of Noise And Fire
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Las Fallas Festival, Valencia: Fallas & Ninots
Las Fallas or the Festival of Fire is held in Valencia, Spain every year from the 1st to the 19th of March. People hit the streets dressed up in traditional costumes, build a huge statue of Virgin Mary out of flowers and enormous fallas (cardbord and papier-mâché figures), enjoy mascletas, light displays and valencian food. I am in Valencia right now and I will keep you updated throughout 2011's Las Fallas Festival.
Each neighbourhood of the city of Valencia has an organized group of people, the Casal faller, that works all year long holding fundraising parties and dinners, usually featuring paella, the famous local speciality. Each casal faller produces a colorful and satirical cardboard and papier-mâché construction known as a falla and a smaller one known as falla infantil (children's falla) which are eventually burnt on the 19th of March, the night of San Jose.
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| Group of falleros belonging to the same casal faller, in front of a pretty small falla |
Below you can see some of this year's fallas and some ninots (Valencian for puppets or dolls) that compose the bigger fallas. The fallas infantiles are usually no more than 2,5 - 3 meters high, but the big fallas, especially the ones that enter the special category (that's over 10,001euro budget) can be as tall as a four or five stories building. Almost all of Valencia's city squares have a falla built ion the middle, adding up to about 700 fallas around the city every year.
The most expensive falla ever build was in 2009, it had a 900,000euro budget and it was burnerd along with all the others. Only one ninot is saved from the fire every year and it is on display at the Museo Faller from Valencia, close to The City Of Arts And Sciences.
- A Photo Essay Of The Best Fallas
Las Fallas is the biggest festival celebrated in the city of Valencia, Spain and it is held every year between the 1st and the 19th of March. It is a crazy and noisy, but family friendly festival. We literally took thousands of photos during this year's...
- Las Fallas Festival Preview: Ninots Exhibition
Even though we have an exciting three day trip to Porto (Portugal) planned at the beginning of March, we are really looking forward for Las Fallas Festival to kick off here in Valencia. This is our favorite Valencian festival because it's so much...
- Amazing Light Displays At Las Fallas Festival From Valencia
Las Fallas or the Festival of Fire is held in Valencia, Spain every year from the 1st to the 19th of March. People hit the streets dressed up in traditional costumes, build a huge statue of Virgin Mary out of flowers and enormous fallas...
- Las Fallas In Short
Falla being installed in front of the Town Hall, Valencia 2010 Festivals are a great way to discover how the locals have fun and the traditions that form the core of a community. Las Fallas is very much such a festival, full of symbolism and with...
- The Incredible Las Fallas. A Festival Of Noise And Fire
Las Fallas Festival takes place every year between the 1st and the 19th of March (16th to 19th are the most important days though) in the city of Valencia (Spain) and the nearby towns. Las Fallas is a traditional celebration in praise of Saint Joseph,...