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  • POSTCARDS FROM VALENCIA>> On the final night of Fallas, around midnight on March 19, the falles are burnt in huge bonfires. This is a climax to the whole event, and the reason why the constructions are called falles or torches.
  • POSTCARDS FROM VALENCIA >> L’Ofrenda Floral. Valencians offer flowers to the virgin. This occurs all day on March 17 and 18. The virgin’s body is then constructed with the flowers.
  • POSTCARDS FROM VALENCIA >> The falla, or monument, is pieced together with smaller “minots”, or puppets. The minots are made according to an agreed upon theme, which mostly make fun of the current events. This falla is in Centro Del Carmen area and stands about 30-metre high.
  • POSTCARDS FROM VALENCIA >> Chocolate with Churros or Spanish doughnut. This fried dough takes its name from its shape which resembles the horn of the Churra sheep of the Spanish grasslands.
  • POSTCARDS FROM VALENCIA >> Paella, Spanish fried rice. The aroma of the spices are tempting, even when mixed with tangy gunpowder.
  • POSTCARDS FROM VALENCIA >> Valencians dress up their kids in traditional costume, and march around the city with the brass bands giving a wakeup call for Las Fallas Fiesta – the Festival of Fire.

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