Little fallera crying while she sees her falla burn. Fallas are made to be burnt, but it's always hard for little ones when it's their falla burning.
This young girl in particular was selected to represent all children in the city, and has been treated like a little queen, so she's taking it quite hard.
It's a photo from the TV, because it was cold and rainy, so I didn't go out. I watched the fallas burn from the confort of my living room.
@rensala@boxplayer@jgpittenger@fishers Thanks a lot for your nice comments.
The Fallas festival is our main festival, it's held in March (16th -19th) every year. There are lots of different events in this festival, but they all revolve around the Fallas, which are these massive sculptures (see my post on the 15th of a big one, and on the 14th of a tiny one) made of wood, cardboard and sadly, nowadays, styrofoam. Every falla has a topic, and it's made up of a big central body and some scenes surrounding it; the "adult" ones are satirical, and criticise absolutely everything and everyone. On the night from the 19th to the 20th of March, they are all burnt. It symbolises burning the things we don't like, and the cold weather, and welcoming new beginnings, and the new spring. (although this year Spring didn't ge the memo, it's really cold and wet!!)
Also in this photo you can see the traditional hairdo of women in the traditional costume. To my amazement, some women are able to arrange their own hair like that!
March 21st, 2022
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The Fallas festival is our main festival, it's held in March (16th -19th) every year. There are lots of different events in this festival, but they all revolve around the Fallas, which are these massive sculptures (see my post on the 15th of a big one, and on the 14th of a tiny one) made of wood, cardboard and sadly, nowadays, styrofoam. Every falla has a topic, and it's made up of a big central body and some scenes surrounding it; the "adult" ones are satirical, and criticise absolutely everything and everyone. On the night from the 19th to the 20th of March, they are all burnt. It symbolises burning the things we don't like, and the cold weather, and welcoming new beginnings, and the new spring. (although this year Spring didn't ge the memo, it's really cold and wet!!)
Also in this photo you can see the traditional hairdo of women in the traditional costume. To my amazement, some women are able to arrange their own hair like that!