Las Fallas Fiesta, Hogueras de San Juan, Javea / Xabia, Alicante Province, Comunidad Valenciana, Spain

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Las Fallas are a Valencian tradition which celebrate the patron saint of carpenters. Las Fallas means "the fires" in Valencian. The "ninot" (puppet or doll in Valencian) which make up the whole of a falla are usually extremely lifelike and depict bawdy, satirical scenes and current events. They are displayed in the streets and then, at the end of the fiesta they are all set on fire.

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Location: Javea / Xabia, Alicante Province, Comunidad Valenciana, Spain
Photo credit: © Josie Elias / Alamy / Afripics
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