VALENCIA, Spain ... Las Fallas to its catalog of intangible cultural heritage in 2016, describes the incineration of the sculptures as “a form of purification" and "social renewal.” The ...

Today, Las Fallas stands as one of Spain ... The festival honours Saint Joseph, the patron saint of carpenters, and ...

burning many characters and large papier mache satirical figures displayed around the streets of the city. Only the sculpture which is voted best escapes the flames. Spain's Las Fallas festival ...

If you're not in Valencia in time for Las Fallas – a raucous annual celebration ... then burned in bonfires during their yearly namesake festival. Only the ninots deemed to be the best are ...

Assistants take photos at a figure of the Virgin decorated with a floral mantle, in honor of those who died during the past floods, during the Fallas festival in Valencia, Spain, on Wednesday ...

This year’s festival has taken on special meaning. There is hope that the burning ... Las Fallas to its catalogue of ...