When it comes to parties, the Spanish know how to fiesta in style. Any excuse is a good one for them to put on their dancing shoes and have a good time.
Valencia on the Costa Blanca is known for its sandy beaches, historic mountain villages and its lively entertainment. The area is well covered with live webcams of Valencia’s best attractions. Right now they are gearing up for one of the biggest festivals of the year (of which there are several!). Las Fallas “Fire festival” begins on March 15, 2010 and lasts for a whole week of fun. It celebrates St Joseph, who was of course a carpenter, and Las Fallas are his monuments. The Fiesta attracts an amazing 2 million people to see the parade of giant papier-mâché characters, mostly caricatures of well known political figures and famous international figures. However, being featured in the parade is a dubious honour, as you will soon see. The figures are an unwieldy 4 metres tall and the highlight of the festival is when the effigies are burnt, accompanied by a fantastic firework display.
As you can imagine, an enclosed plaza with 2 million spectators and burning paper is a slight fire hazard and 250 firemen are on standby to pour cold water on the event, literally, if it gets out of hand. Where the EU regs stand on this I am not sure. Too busy getting the obliging Brits to consider taking a competence test and buying a licence in order to own a ‘dangerous’ pet pooch, it seems.
For those in Valencia next week, have fun. The main event takes place in the Plaza Ayuntimiento or Main plaza and there are events each day at 2pm leading up to the Grand Finale. The real smart visitors will already have their rooms booked overlooking the square so they can watch from a safe distance.
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