Ninot indultat 2009 (Federico Ferrer) Foto: Ciberfallas.com
The “ninots” are the figures that make up the scenes in the Fallas monuments. At the beginning of February, each commission contributes its best ” ninot ” (just one) to a collective exhibition that is open to the public up to the day of the “plantà” (the finishing touch), when each figure is collected by its commission, during a noisy procession with whistles and brass bands, and taken to the monument it forms a part of.
Each visitor to this exhibition has the chance to choose, from among them all, the “ninot” that he or she likes best: whether because of its originality or its design. When the time comes to close the exhibition, the votes are added up and the “ninot” with the largest number of votes is pardoned: it will have the honour of being the only “ninot” in all of Valencia that, officially, will not burn on the night of the 19th.
Once the fiesta is over, that “ninot” will go on display at the permanent
Ninot indultat infant “Solidaritat“ (Pedro M. Rodríguez.) Photo: ciberfallas.com
exhibition of “ninots indultats” housed in the Museo Fallero, while its companions are burned to ashes.
The same process is repeated with the children’s Fallas, whose “ninots” can also be visited at the same
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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.
