Fallas Valencia - Spain's Noisiest Festival
The Fallas festival in Valencia on Spain’s
Mediterranean coast takes place during the week of March 15th-19th
every year. This is probably the noisiest of Spanish festivals with a week of fireworks and bonfires.
This
usually tranquil city sees its population soar to over two million
as Spaniards and foreigners alike flood into the city to enjoy
the festivities.
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The “Fallas” are huge papier mache caricatures of famous national and international
characters ranging from Donald Duck to George Bush.
They are
built throughout the year before being displayed in the many city
squares of Valencia for five days and then on the night of March 19th
(the night of Saint Joseph, the patron saint of carpenters!), they
are burnt as the city turns into an inferno of noise and fire.
Hundreds of firemen stand by as months of work burn to the
ground in a matter of minutes.
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