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It’s a public holiday celebrated from 15th to 19th of March every year in Valencia (Spain).Las Fallas is celebrated since 1934.

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Ninot the 1934

Las Fallas are figures made of cardboard, paperand wood; they are called “ninots”

Wood

Cardboard

From the 1st March they light “Mascletás”. It is a show of firecrackers and fireworks.

On 17th and 18th March they celebrate “La Ofrenda”.On 17th start “La ofrenda in the honour Of “La Virgen de los Desamparados”, patroness of Valencia.In “La Ofrenda” the persons carry flowerbranches.The “ Virgin” is 14 metres tall.