The 'Fallas" festival kicks off every year from March 15th to March 19th. These five days are full of culture, creativity and traditions. Parades begin at 8 am, they are load and alert everyone that the activities are going to begin. Different neighborhoods will produce their own parades and eventually meet up with other parade parties to form one giant parade.

Firecrackers play through out the day until 2 pm when the first set of fireworks are released, following each night with another round of fireworks. Although nothing compares to the grand finale firework show on the night of the 18th. This night is referred to as ' La Nit de Foc' translated as the night of fire, (Costa 2002, 488).

Leading up to this event, there are months of preparation and hard work. Each association is linked to a neighborhood in Valencia. They have a center of activity, like a town square where they host many activities. This place is called the 'casal' and the building host many events. These events include, committee meetings, dancing, games, meals, theater, money raising, play back (people dress up as famous singers and lip sync), karaoke and many other activites, (Costa 2002, 489). The volunteers on the committee spend hours and weeks building their chosen ninot. Ninots are the giant sculptures that will be burned. As vaczi found in another ritual in Catalonia, Spain, there is a two minute event that requires around 200 people and brings in thousands of spectators. This shows how serious the people are about the traditions they believe stand for something important. 

I hope by now you have seen the different kinds of ninots that have been constructed through out the years. These have evolved over the years and they represent many things. They are displayed mainly as political figures, famous people, myths or fairy tales from various scenes of life. They like to "incorporating art, humour and critical satire as tools to renew the tradition. From this perspective, the Fallas are not just a modern creation but they represent the persistence of ritual and myth in dialogue with the present-day culture," (Costa 2002, 490). Each community chooses what to build and how it represents to them. These sculptures showcase their views and beliefs on any subject matter. As you can see by the photos of different ninots, they have a lot to say about past and future presidents of the U.S. Check out the video below to see more.