LAS FALLAS,VALENCIA-ESPAÑA

LAS FALLAS,VALENCIA-ESPAÑA

1. Who it does ?

   • by the carpenters

2. Why it does?

   • Valencia in which the carpenters of the city burned the old materials that you did not need a day before the day of San José (March 19), the patron saint of carpenters

3. How it does?

   • Las Fallas is the creation and destruction of ninots, which are large statues of papier-mache, cardboard, wood or gauze. Ninots are extremely realistic and usually show satirical scenes or current events. Many ninots tell several stories, so cranes are needed to move them to their place in the squares, parks or intersections of Valencia. Many ninots are placed together so they can see the whole story on each fall

4. When it does?

   • Lasts five days, from March 15 to 19

5. Where it does?

   • In the Spanish city of Valencia and different towns in the Valencian Community

Imagens e arquivos do mapa