This last couple of days it has been a Bank holiday in Valencia, this was a Fiesta called Fallas de San José. This as far as I understand is a celebration of the begining of springtime, the local streets all buy these huge carboard constructions, I have seen so many different designs with loads of colour, and then on the night of the 19th they set fire to them!
Last night we stood and watched the local one by our appartment go up in flames, all the locals gathered round and sang Valencian songs, drunk wine, threw fireworks! and just generally had a good time! and this morning the whole lot had been cleaned away like it had never happened.
Bizarre
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