So here it is...the blog about that picture involving the 2 kids with dessert. Well that photo is of a "ninot"--which is a part of a Falla. But I'll start from the beginning...
Next week is Fallas--a celebration in honor of San José, patron saint of the carpenters. It happens every year from March 15-19--but the whole month of March is practically a big party in preparation for Fallas. There has been a mascleta every day at 2 since March 1st...that's the fireworks/explosion show during the day--really loud and fun. Most of the streets have lights on them, and there will be some streest completely lit up. And then there are the "Fallas" themselves. Fallas are giant cardboard/styrofoam sculptures in each neighborhood. They vary in size depending on the neighborhood and the amount of money put into the Falla. Some are more than 6 stories high...others are small. Each falla has a theme...some are very traditional and some are very cartoony. The individual figures/parts of each falla are called ninots. Ninots are a way to poke fun at public figures and to represent things that happened in the past year. For example, at the Ninot Exposition, there were statues of Michael Jackson, Obama, Disney Characters, Famous Soccer Players, etc. Then on the night of the 19th, all the Fallas are burned, besides the one ninot that was voted to be saved at the Ninot Exposition. It's a little confusing...but check out the website www.fallasfromvalencia.com--you can browse through the pages, check schedules, read more about it. It's a huge celebration here, and I'm really looking forward to it! Hopefully I will be adding pics all week long of the neat Fallas that I see in town. The population of Valencia doubles or triples during the week...it's a little touristy--but I know I will love it! I added pics from the Ninot Exposition--there are in the Fallas album...check them out!!
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