MARCH - FIESTAS and FERIAS IN SPAIN
| Day |
Location |
Event |
| 3rd |
Islas
Baleares |
Dia de
Baleares - Mallorca, Ibiza ,Menorca and Formantera |
| 12th-19th |
Valencia |
Fallas
de Valencia - fiesta centering around the burning of huge effigies, many of which are famous characters and of winter
demons - bullfights and and a dangerous firework custom by letting of thousands of fireworks at once, in an enclosed space around men in protective
clothing. |
| 31st |
Pais Vasco
(Basque Country) |
Dia de
Patria Vasco |
Valencia:
The Fallas of Valencia are visually one of the most spectacular
Fiestas you will come across in Spain.
It normally takes place between the 15th and 19th October and was intended as attribute to Saint Joseph the patron of the carpenters guild, where this spectacular tradition arose from. It is an impressive display of huge figures , mostly comical depicting personalities in Spain and which are painstakingly built over the year only to be burnt
on the last day of the fiesta.
It is not only about that last night though when the giant figures are burnt, the week leading up to the Fallas comes alive with fireworks displays , street performances, performance by local bands and so much more.
It also a highly tuned business well managed by the Falleros central governing board. There are now well over 100.000 Falleros and Falleras whom ensure that these fiestas are an unforgettable experience each year in Valencia.
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