These are groups in charge of organising and setting up the Fallas Fiesta. They take their names from the intersection of streets or squares where they set up their Fallas monument.
The Committee’s members pay a monthly fee that entitles them to take part in countless activities, competitions, celebrations and events throughout the whole year.
Crida 2006
In general, a Committee’s organisational structure is simple: it is headed by an elected chairman, who is ultimately responsible for the group’s actions. The chairman appoints a board made up of vice-presidents, a secretary, an accountant and a treasurer, plus a series of delegates who share responsibility for the different areas of work. None of these positions involves any financial compensation: the “Falleros” (members of a Fallas Committee) work and sacrifice their time solely for the benefit of the fiesta.
The Committee has to meet periodically at a General Assembly, attended by all members and where any information concerning it is brought up to date and any agreements as to its proper running are taken.
Additionally, every year, each Committee appoints its top representative for the Fallas Fiesta: its own “Fallera Mayor”. The other women in the group make up the Court of Honour that accompanies her in the Fallas week’s events.
Fallas 2009 Merced
Likewise, each Committee has a Children’s Section, just like the adults’ one and which is also represented by its own “Fallera Mayor Infantil”.
At present, there are more than 400 Fallas Committees listed officially in the city of Valencia, and a similar number again scattered all over the Region of Valencia.
fallas from Valencia
