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 ...

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 ...

Every August, the streets of Bunol, a small town near Valencia, turn into a battlefield of flying tomatoes. Thousands of people from around the world gather for La Tomatina, a chaotic yet thrilling ...

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 ...

A large, colorful display depicting the four seasons, created by students in two kindergarten classes from cardboard, wood ...