Guillermo Momparler 1 Bachillerato I.E. 'V. Canada Blanch' London

2. By Guillermo Momparler,
1 Bachillerato A
I.E. ‘V. Canada Blanch’
London
• What “Fallas” are (History)
• Celebration:
- Mascleta
- Falleras
- Fireworks
- Fallas
- Crema
• Video
• Sources

3. What “Fallas ” are?
• Festivities with a strong
tradition in the city
of Valencia
• “Torch” word
• From 15th March to 19th
March

4. HISTORY
 Carpenters 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

5. - 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

6. Fallas
• Monuments
• They’ve got satirical current
affairs
• central figure
or composition of several
meters + ”ninots”
• March 15th  ”Planta”

7. • 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

8. • The act of setting fire to the
monuments of cardboard or
wood
• 19th March
• Gradual – Time
• Different meanings

9. • Muslim Tradition
• “Nit del Foc”
• 20 minutes and more
• Thousands Powder Kilos

10. 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

11. Thank You for your
attention!!