FALLLLLLAAAAAS

First things first, have I mentioned that Spanish people are crazy?!! Well, they are.

Where to start..... Well if i have to pick one word to summarize the whole event i would say "PETER" (yep, as in my brother) I thought of him all weekend long. I think it was a huge festival that he organized and invented in his previous life and it is still around today.
(take a look at the name of this store....)

Fireworks, firecrackers, loud noise, huge beautiful works of art burning, more fireworks and more firecrackers.

My first major event was the mascletas....... Take the grand finale of any typical fourth of the july firework show and put it in a little cage inside a little square. Then let all the people gather in until it is packed and enjoy the sound: The coolest thing about the mascletas was that it was basically a loud sound show in which the pyrotechnic achieved an awesome beat with the sounds of the fireworks. Do I need to remind you of the sounds? The screamers, the ones that go up and go "pop, pop, pop" and ones that are just plain loud bangs. AMAZING and worth the whole trip. I did not want it end. Little did i know what was to come.........

This was the typical scene all day long.

They teach thier children very young. Seconds later this father was teaching his daughter to put her foot over it once it was lit. What a beautiful family event.See all these people. Well, during the fallas everyone walks up and down the streets like this all the while lighting firecrackers. There is not really any moment of silence, someone somewhere is always lighting something.
These are all the Fallas. They are all satires about one thing or another. How many? I have no clue, they seem to be on every other street corner. And in the end they are all burned to the ground......

Javi and his "cherokee"

This was the best falla...... Imagine that huge thing burning down. (by the way i think they dose them in gas and put all these ropes all over them so they burn down in a matter of minutes)This is Fernando Alonso (it says kiss my butt on his shirt)Hmmm I dont understand this one.

this is NOT a falla. it is a giant statue of mary. Her entire gown is made of roses. It smelled wonderful. (its just another part of the whole celebration)

This is the traditional costume that they wear for the event. Yep, princess liea style hair and all. This boy was not happy about his grandmother forcing him to dress up.

Churros. Around here they are a dime a dozen. (If you come visit me i will treat you to churros. eh hem. yes, i am advertising spain and people visiting me)This the best i can explain this moment: Burning........Heat..... Fireworks.... huge red ashes falling all over us. Hotness. Dont look up. More fireworks. more noise. Firefighters. water. shouting. bang. bang. More fireworks. What the heck kind of celebration is this. We are all going to die!

In conclusion the fallas were awesome and I highly recommend anyone who has the opportunity to check it out.... I know i left a lot of things without explanation, but I am blogged out. totes

One last thing. we saw a wedding coming out of a church. these are all the people throwing rice on the bride and groom. they still do that here.