Sculpture in San Jose

The busiest day of all the Fallas week.

San José or Saint Joseph is Father’s Day in Spain.

It is also the day of the Cremà.

San José starts with an ofrenda of flowers on the Puente San Jose attended Falleras Mayores and features a mascletà.

This is followed by a¨misa¨or service with all the main Falleras and the Carpenter’s Guild in the Cathedral in honour of San jose

This is a lovely day to wander around the city and take in the atmosphere of this last day, all over the city every ´casal´ has its closing party, many of them celebrating by making paellas in the street, and many having their own mini-Mascletàs which follow the Main (and last) Mascletà in the Ayuntamiento. A very noisy and emotional day.

Pedro Santaeulalia, with his project "Falles? o Treballes?".

As regards the largest monument, Pedro Santaeulalia show us on this occasion his project “Falles? o Treballes?”. The design is this and his brother will be on everyone who works in the world of fallas.

Two main figures representing two of our party classic professions, a bunyolera and a coheter “rocket” to reach the finish 20 meters in height. I accompany two children, a symbol of the future of fallas, which are enjoying chocolate and buñuelos.

The different scenes with 40 ninots we show how the month of March arrives and the town prepares to celebrate their big festival, the fallas and neighbors and enjoy Falleros are available on the street. Both make it possible to take as long as possible.

So enjoy all that the fallas are offered: Monuments of ephemeral art, music, fireworks, food, beauty, environment, street, etc … to everyone. Everyone? No, not all. There are others who, on the contrary, those days are devoted to work.

the sketch "Falles o Treballes?"

Yes, and not to work as usual, not every day. Are prepared to do hours and hours to attend the festival, to make it possible to give the rest living and entertainment. People who work daily so that all can enjoy the fallas as participants or spectators.

From artists and artisans, workers fallas, fireworks, musicians, policemen, firemen, cleaning services, civil protection, caterers, waiters, hairdressers, florists, editors of temporary facilities, lighting and sound carriers, crane technical services public transport, food handlers, to bunyoleres, and many others.

the sketch "Falles o Treballes?"

Translated with google translator Ciberfallas.com

Spanish Language:

“Falles o Treballes?”

Por lo que respecta al monumento mayor, Pedro Santaeulalia nos presenta en esta ocasión su proyecto “Falles? o Treballes?”. El diseño corresponde a su hermano Josete Santaeulalia y versará sobre todo aquel que trabaja en el mundo de las fallas.

the sketch "Falles o Treballes?"

Dos figuras principales que representan a dos profesiones clásicas de nuestra fiesta, una bunyolera y un coheter, rematarán la falla que alcanzará 20 metros de altura. Les acompañarán dos niños, símbolo del futuro de las fallas, que se encuentran degustando el chocolate y los buñuelos.

Las diferentes escenas contarán con 40 ninots que nos mostrarán como llega el mes de marzo y la ciudad se prepara para celebrar su fiesta grande, las fallas, y los vecinos y falleros se disponen a disfrutar en la calle. Unos y otros hacen lo posible por sacar el mayor tiempo posible.

the sketch "Falles o Treballes?"

Así disfrutan de todo aquello que las fallas les ofrecen: monumentos de arte efímero, música, fuegos artificiales, gastronomía, belleza, ambiente, pasacalles, etcétera…al alcance de todos. ¿Todos? No, todos no. Hay otros que, por el contrario, se dedican esos días a trabajar.

Sí, a trabajar y no como siempre, no como todos los días. Se preparan para hacer horas y horas para atender a la fiesta, para hacerla posible, para facilitar al resto la convivencia y el entretenimiento. Gente que trabaja diariamente para que todos pueden disfrutar de las fallas como participantes o espectadores.

Desde artistas y artesanos, trabajadores de las fallas, pirotécnicos, músicos, policías, bomberos, servicios de limpieza, protección civil, restauradores, camareros, peluqueros, floristas, montadores de instalaciones provisionales, de luces y sonido, transportistas, técnicos de grúa, servicios de transporte público, manipuladores de alimentos, hasta bunyoleres, y muchos otros

the sketch "Falles o Treballes?"

Pedro Santaeulalia, con su proyecto "Falles? o Treballes?".

The jury unanimously chose the projects “Falles? o Treballes?“ y “Entra i voràs“

On April 3 the deadline for submission of sketches for the conduct of municipal fallas 2010, three projects put forward for a big falla and two for children. The competition this year includes a budget of 230,000 euros for the large monument and 29,000 euros for children.

On Wednesday, April 8 to 13 “15 hours in the Press Room of the City, the jury composed of the elected people’s Lourdes Bernal, Francisco Lledó, Félix Crespo and Pilar Calabuig socialist as well as the general secretary of JCF, Vincente Fayos, announced the winners sketches.

José Luis Ceballos and Francisco Sanabria, "Entra i voràs"

They considered in evaluating both technical and artistic aspects, such as its suitability for the environment because of the representation that both fallas pose to the city. Thus, the jury unanimously decided that the elaboration of the monument was the largest single pledge, the artist Pedro Santaeulalia with their project “Falles? o Treballes?“

For the realization of the monument child chose to have artists José Luis Ceballos and Francisco Sanabria and his proyecto “Entra i voràs“. It is the coincidence that the artists selected for the 2010 municipal fallas and together they planted last year in the Plaza del Ayuntamiento. (Valencia)

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Castillo Photo:Josep V. Zaragoza

Valencia is a land of pyrotechnics. There is barely an event held in this region, whether public or private, a popular celebration or a simple family meeting, that isn’t accompanied by the noise and smell of gunpowder.

The Fallas, as the prime example of a popular Valencian fiesta, has a highly varied programme of fireworks displays: from daytime “mascletàs” (see the section referring to them) to ever-more creative and exciting pyrotechnical shows taking place at night, starting from the 15th March, in the old Turia riverbed; specifically, between the Puente de la Exposición – called “La Peineta” (The Comb) by locals – and the Puente de las Flores.

The most spectacular and best-known of all these is the “Nit del Foc” (literally “Night of Fire”), the best example of the intensity that can be reached combining light, colour and explosions. This tremendous pyrotechnical festival takes place on the night between the 18th and the 19th March and acts as a preamble to the main day of the Fallas.

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Nit del Foc

Mascletà fallas photo:ciberfallas.com

There is no fireworks display comparable to a “mascletà” and the emotions it arouses can only be understood by experiencing it at least once.

Mascletà fallas photo:ciberfallas.com

The City Council of Valencia organizes a calendar of “mascletaes” from the 1st of March to St. Joseph’s Day (19th March), at the Plaza del Ayuntamiento, the city’s urban centre. At 2 o’ clock in the afternoon, thousands and thousands of people congregate there, every day, to witness a unique event that should not be missed by anyone who plans to experience the genuine Fallas atmosphere.

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Mascletà fallas photo:ciberfallas.com

Crowds of onlookers and all the Fallas Committees gather beneath the Serranos Towers, one of historical Valencia’s best-known monuments, usually on the last Sunday in February.

Crida 2009 Photo:Lázaro de la Peña

After a spectacular inaugural display of light, sound, music and fireworks, the “Fallera Mayor” of Valencia (elected festival queen), surrounded by her Court of Honour and the city authorities, invites everyone to enjoy the imminent fiesta, proclaiming its excellence and virtues.

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Marta Agustín Fallera Mayor 2009 Photo: Lázaro de la Peña

"despertà"

Although written in Valencian, the term is quite explicit: the “despertà” refers to the act of waking up the neighbourhood. How? Very simple: by setting off hundreds of firecrackers first thing in the morning. The “Falleros” come out into the streets at dawn, armed with a kind of local firecracker known as “tró de bac”, which has no fuse and is set off by throwing it at the ground, making a very loud bang.

This is a celebration that increasingly enjoys the participation of people unaffiliated with the commissions and which takes place in a permanent atmosphere of fun and noise.

"despertà"

In March, Valencia undergoes a transformation: The quiet, hard-working city changes its appearance, its sound, its smell and its rhythm and becomes the venue for an enormous week-long party. The Fallas take over the streets and provide a show that stimulates all the senses.

Cartel de Fallas 2009

It all starts at the end of February. From the ancient Torres de Serranos, the Fallera Mayor (the Queen of the Fallas), chosen from all the falleras of the city, issues the Crida: a call to her people and to everyone to come and join in the festivities. It is the beginning of an unforgettable experience: the Fallas.

The official programme offers a diverse range of activities that run through March, intensifying as the Fallas week (March, from 15th to 19th) approaches. Decorative lighting covers the 370 falla group headquarters spread throughout the city. Valencia becomes an immense and unparalleled museum, born to be destroyed, once its mission is accomplished: the exposure of the negative side of life, exposed to be ridiculed and incinerated.

Falla of the Town hall

If there is one event that stands out above all others, it is the floral offering to the Virgen de los Desamparados (Our Lady of the Forsaken); all the falla groups meet at their casal (headquarters), dressed in traditional costume.

On the night of the 19th of March, St Joseph’s day, the festival reaches its conclusion; the music ends and the last firecrackers announce that it is all over for another year. A year of anticipation and effort is purified and laid to rest through the flames of the bonfires. The falleros stand and contemplate the scene as the fire devours the works of art that were created to be destroyed. The visitor experiences a strange sensation of fascination and understanding of why the fallas must be burnt. The fallero is already planning for next year’s festival; the visitor is planning to come back.

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