Burning of the Fallas, Valencia, Spain

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Fallas are a Valencian tradition which celebrates Saint Joseph's Day (19 March) when monuments made of paper burn at 12 tradition originates from Middle Ages when neighbors used to get together on the night of the 19th of March to celebrate spring equinox by piling up the old furniture, clothes, etc and burning it as a sign of purification and renovation. Burn the old, welcome the new.

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Size: 3333px × 5115px
Location: Valencia, Spain
Photo credit: © Luz Martin / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
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Keywords: art, borrachos, celebration, colour, cremá, falla, fallas, festival, fire, fireworks, mediterranean, night, ninot, painting, renovation, solstice, spain, spring, valencia