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- Las Fallas Festival, Valencia: Mascleta
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Las Fallas In Short
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| 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 as many layers as a fallera dress. Las Fallas takes place in Valencia from the 1st to the 19th of March and it’s about strengthening the community and having fun.
As a tourist, I visited all the fallas (huge papier mache dolls), took photos of beautiful falleras dressed in many thousands of euros dresses, stared in amazement in front of the flower statue of Virgin Mary, enjoyed the street light displays and the local cuisine and my heart jumped at the sound of each firecracker that composed the symphony of the daily mascleta.
I almost got the feeling that I’ve grasped the meaning of the festival, but then I saw the large tents installed next to every falla and the people dancing, laughing, and cooking paella in the middle of the street. It smelled so good that I could bet that it was the best paella ever. I will probably never taste such paella because the tents belong to the people that make Las Fallas possible, the community that year after year invests its resources in this festival. These are private parties that take place behind a fence, and I respect them. They deserve to eat the best paella in the world before seeing their work and money burned down to ashes, as at the end of the festival all fallas are set on fire.
As a tourist, I visited all the fallas (huge papier mache dolls), took photos of beautiful falleras dressed in many thousands of euros dresses, stared in amazement in front of the flower statue of Virgin Mary, enjoyed the street light displays and the local cuisine and my heart jumped at the sound of each firecracker that composed the symphony of the daily mascleta.
I almost got the feeling that I’ve grasped the meaning of the festival, but then I saw the large tents installed next to every falla and the people dancing, laughing, and cooking paella in the middle of the street. It smelled so good that I could bet that it was the best paella ever. I will probably never taste such paella because the tents belong to the people that make Las Fallas possible, the community that year after year invests its resources in this festival. These are private parties that take place behind a fence, and I respect them. They deserve to eat the best paella in the world before seeing their work and money burned down to ashes, as at the end of the festival all fallas are set on fire.
- 5 Things To Do At Las Fallas Festival In Valencia
With over 3 million people attending every year, Las Fallas Festival from Valencia is considered to be the biggest street party in Europe. Las Fallas is celebrated from the 1st to the 19th of March, though to be honest, the most important and more fun...
- 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...
- 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 Festival, Valencia: Mascleta
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...
- 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,...