FALLAS

This week in Valencia, my home town, have been "Las Fallas".  
These are some typical festivals for many years, held only in Valencia. Consist in that throughout the year, falleros' artists, prepare a giant monuments, and the last day of the festivities, they burn.
 
This festival has become a major tourist attraction, as they are classified as International Tourist Interest.

 

THE MONUMENTS
 
They usually have satirical current affairs. "Las Fallas" usually consist of a central figure or composition several meters high, the largest over 30 meters, surrounded by numerous figures of cardboard, polyurethane (material in recent years is being replaced by more modern as polystyrene expanded, lighter and moldable), supported by a wooden frame. Include signs written in Valencian explaining the meaning of each scenery, always with a critical and satirical.

 

During these days, the falleras wear the typical costume:

From my point of view, this can be called art, because they are huge monuments, which cost much time to make, and are made with all the necessary details. I think it's a shame that the work of a whole year get fire, but it's a tradition, and the traditional festivals of Valencia.