{"id":856129,"date":"2024-07-30T18:42:00","date_gmt":"2024-07-30T15:42:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/tourism.com.de\/?p=856129"},"modified":"2025-02-02T13:29:22","modified_gmt":"2025-02-02T11:29:22","slug":"las-fallas-festival-in-valencia-a-grand-fire-show","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tourism.com.de\/en\/las-fallas-festival-in-valencia-a-grand-fire-show\/","title":{"rendered":"\ud83c\udfad Las Fallas Festival in Valencia: a grand fire show \ud83c\udf86"},"content":{"rendered":"

At the beginning of spring, Valencia lights up with thousands of colors and lights. There is a smell of gunpowder and carnations all around. The real Las Fallas fiesta is coming to the city. Once upon a time the holiday was not so large-scale. Rather, it was a tradition dedicated to St. Joseph's Day and the arrival of spring.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Every year on March 19, artisans brought wooden lamp stands to the doors of their workshops and set them on fire. Sawdust, leftover materials<\/a> and some unnecessary things went into the fires. Over time, the tradition grew into a citywide holiday.<\/p>\n

Then they began to attach limbs to the stands, dress them up and give them human images, like dolls. And to create<\/a> large ninot dolls (Spanish: ninot), from which they then create sculptures –<\/a> faya (Spanish: falla), they began to use papier-m\u00e2ch\u00e9, wood and wax.<\/p>\n

\"How<\/a><\/p>\n

True, plastic and foam plastic are now used to<\/a> make sculptures. Although this reduces the cost of production, the smoke from such fires is black and very acrid.<\/p>\n

All sculptures are created in duplicate. Full-size and “children\u2019s” or falla infantil.\u00a0<\/p>\n

\"How<\/a><\/p>\n

Faya, which is voted the best by popular vote, is not burned. She will be pardoned and then sent to the Las Fallas Museum<\/a>.<\/p>\n

To create dolls, Valencian residents who want to compete for victory unite in teams<\/a>. Participants get together and develop architectural concepts for the sculptures long before the sculptures appear in the central square. Within the team, they choose the best firefighter, who can be either an adult or a child. Those selected then compete in a citywide competition.<\/p>\n

In addition, as part of the festival there is a competition for the title of “best street lighting”. All residents of Valencia participate in decorating the city.\u00a0<\/p>\n

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