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Friday, 25 July 2008
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What are Fallas?Fallas todayThe opening of the Fallas Festivities starts with the Cridà, in which the mayer of the city, Rita Barberá and the 2008, Marta Reglero and Inmaculada Escudero stand in the top of the Serranos Towers and invite Valencians to enjoy the celebrations. But really, the celebrations start in the beginning of the month of February. Since February 10th the Ninots, exhibition is open in the Nuevo Centro esplanade. There, the favourite ninot (ironic idea represented in a figure) will escape from the fire and become part of the Fallero Museum and become the ninot indultat (saved ninot). 
From March 1st through the 19th, at 2 pm, in the Plaza del Ayuntamiento, different mascletaes take place. It's a pyrotechnical act composed by a series of fire crackers masclets that explode according to a certain rhythm and end with a spectacular sound. After midnight, on March 15th, the plantà officially begins and all the Fallas monuments can be contemplated in the streets. Between March 17 and 18, one of the most emotive Fallero acts takes place: the traditional flower offer to the Virgen de los Desamparados, where thousand of Valencians gather to offer flowers to the "Cheperudeta", the Virgin's popular name. These days, all Fallero Comissions march dressed up in traditional costumes to accompanied with music bands towards an enormous reproduction of the Virgin located in front of the Basilica (where the original figure stands). The Falleras leave their flowers and, with them, a colourful shawl for the big figure of the Virgin. The last one making her flower offer is the Fallera Mayor of Valencia. On March 19th, the Cremà takes place. It's the moment in which the Fallas monuments are burned and transformed into ashes; is the high point of the festivity as well as the saddest because it's the end of Fallas. 
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