Fallas by Guillermo
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By Guillermo Momparler, 1 Bachillerato A
I.E. ‘V. Canada Blanch’London
• Contents• What “Fallas” are (History)• Celebration:
- Mascleta- Falleras- Fireworks- Fallas- Crema
• Video• Sources
What “Fallas ” are?
• Festivities with a strong tradition in the city of Valencia
• “Torch” word• From 15th March to 19th
March
HISTORYCarpenters burned
what was not needed, grit and junk, the day before the day of their patron saint , Saint Joseph, in a purifying fire
1740
satirical and burlesque monuments
Mascleta- Plaza del Ayuntamiento
-This event takes place every day at 14:00 hours from March the 1st until the 19th of March.
- It’s one of the top rated acts by valencians, but also an act that most visitors misunderstand
“It is not about of seeing, it is to feel and hear.”
- 120 kg. powder
Fallas• Monuments• They’ve got satirical current
affairs• central figure
or composition of several meters + ”ninots”
• March 15th ”Planta”
• The Falleras marching with a bouquet of flowers each that will be used to form the mantle of the Virgin
• an act which originally had a religious character
Ofrenda
• The act of setting fire to the monuments of cardboard or wood
• 19th March• Gradual – Time• Different meanings
CREMA
• Muslim Tradition
• “Nit del Foc”
• 20 minutes and more
• Thousands Powder Kilos
FIREWORKS
Sources- WEBSITES:- http://www.fallas.com/- www.fotosfallas.com/- www.vivirvalencia.com/fallas-valencia/- Family & Friends’ Information- My Own experience- Video:- http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IbHBBHSOlb0
Thank You for your attention!!