{"id":7880,"date":"2014-04-14T20:27:44","date_gmt":"2014-04-15T00:27:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/spanish\/?p=7880"},"modified":"2014-04-14T20:27:44","modified_gmt":"2014-04-15T00:27:44","slug":"spanish-celebrations-the-fallas-in-valencia","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/spanish\/spanish-celebrations-the-fallas-in-valencia\/","title":{"rendered":"Spanish celebrations: the Fallas in Valencia"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"fallas\"<\/a>Cada a\u00f1o el final del invierno y la llegada de la primavera se celebran en Valencia con fogatas, fuegos artificiales y escenas muy coloridas en un festival conocido como las fallas. Falla significa antorcha, pero es tambi\u00e9n el nombre que se le da a las enormes figuras de papel mach\u00e9 que adornan la ciudad durante este evento carnavalesco. Las Fallas son enormes representaciones caricaturescas de escenas sat\u00edricas y acontecimientos actuales. Pero las fallas no son las \u00fanicas im\u00e1genes que podemos encontrar: los ninots son mu\u00f1ecotes m\u00e1s peque\u00f1os, vestidos con disfraces, que llenan la ciudad esos d\u00edas.<\/p>\n

Este festival tiene sus ra\u00edces en la edad media, cuando los carpinteros y artesanos se deshac\u00edan de los trozos de madera que hab\u00edan almacenado durante el invierno, quem\u00e1ndolos durante el equinoccio de primavera. Con el tiempo esta fecha fue cambiada para hacerla coincidir con la celebraci\u00f3n del santo patr\u00f3n de los carpinteros, San Jos\u00e9. Hoy d\u00eda las Fallas son tanto una limpieza antes de que comience una nueva estaci\u00f3n, y un homenaje sat\u00edrico a los eventos sociales, culturales e hist\u00f3ricos espa\u00f1oles m\u00e1s recientes.<\/p>\n

El pistoletazo de salida del festival lo da la Masclet\u00e1, un evento sumamente ruidoso donde los distintos barrios compiten usando castillos y petardos. Falleras y falleros (gente vestida con la ropa tradicional valenciana) atestan las calles. Hay bailes en la calle, m\u00fasica en directo, ofrendas florales y una Cabalgata del fuego antes de la noche final y su momento m\u00e1s impresionante: la Crem\u00e1. Durante la Crem\u00e1 todos los art\u00edsticos ninots y fallas (excepto uno, que se guarda en el museo fallero como s\u00edmbolo de prosperidad), son destruidos en innumerables fogatas.<\/p>\n

Valencia se convierte en una ciudad en llamas\u2026 \u00bfpod\u00e9is imaginarlo?<\/p>\n

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Every year, the end of winter and the arrival of spring are celebrated in Valencia (Spain) with bonfires, fireworks, and colorful scenes in a festival known as Las Fallas. Falla means torch, but it is also the name given to the giant papier-m\u00e2ch\u00e9 figures that decorate the city during this carnival like event. The Fallas are large cartoonish representation of satirical scenes and current events. \u00a0But the big fallas are not the only figures that we can find: the ninots are smaller, dressed up in costumes doll-like ones that fill the city those days.<\/p>\n

This festival dates back to the Middle Ages, when carpenters and artisans got rid of the pieces of wood they had stocked during winter by burning them during the spring equinox. Over time, this date was changed to make it coincide with the celebration of the patron saint of carpenters, Saint Joseph.\u00a0 Nowadays, the Fallas are both a cleaning before the new season starts and a satiric homage to Spain\u00b4s most recent social, cultural and historical events.<\/p>\n

The starting signal for this festival is the Masclet\u00e1, a very noisy event where the different neighborhoods compete using fireworks and firecrackers. Falleras y falleros (people dressed with the traditional Valencian clothing) crowd the streets. There are dances outdoors, live music, flower offerings and a Cabalgata del Fuego (Fire Parade) before the final night and its most impressive moment: the Crem\u00e1 (the Burning). \"falla<\/a>During the Crem\u00e1, all the artistic ninots and fallas (except one, which is kept in the Museo Fallero as a symbol of prosperity) are destroyed in multiple bonfires.<\/p>\n

Valencia becomes a city in flames\u2026 Can you imagine that?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"\"\"

Cada a\u00f1o el final del invierno y la llegada de la primavera se celebran en Valencia con fogatas, fuegos artificiales y escenas muy coloridas en un festival conocido como las fallas. Falla significa antorcha, pero es tambi\u00e9n el nombre que se le da a las enormes figuras de papel mach\u00e9 que adornan la ciudad durante…<\/p>\n

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