If you ever want to come to Valencia, I would strongly recommend to do so during Las Fallas.
How should I put this? Las Fallas for Valencian people is sacred, something like St. Patrick's day for Irish or 4th of July for Americans. They take this holiday more seriously than Christmas (!!!) or, maybe, Easter (I'll confirm that in 2 month's time)
In a few words, Las Fallas is: fireworks, firecrackers, cartoonish looking figurines, more fireworks..(Must I say: this is NOT the actual meaning of Las Fallas, it's only things I have heard from people who have been there already, which I have yet to see soon)
Before the festival (15th -19th March) there is an exhibition where you can vote for your favourite figurine, this way the one with the most votes won't be burned on the last day. It's only 2euro to get in and it's definitely worth it! There are about 150 of them exposed (out of the total of around 700!!!) and each one of them represents a certain situation from the present or the not-so-long-ago past.
If you want to find out more, the official website is:
http://fallas.com/
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| Some of the figurines |
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| Emigration figurine |
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| Health system in Spain |
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| Record-breaking Gangnam style |
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| "we'll call you.. never" |
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