What are Fallas ninots made of?
For many, the main focus of Las Fallas is the creation and destruction of ninots, which are huge statues made of papier-mache, cardboard, wood, or plaster. The ninots are extremely lifelike and usually depict bawdy, satirical scenes and current events.
What is a Falla and what is it made of?
A Falla or monumento fallero is an artistic monument, usually large (three to twenty meters in height, sometimes higher) composed of figures called ninots, which typically encircle one or more bigger central figures, called remates.
Where are the ninots?
Each year in March, ninots of all form, mystical and political, colors, shapes and sizes are placed in every plaza throughout the center of Valencia.
What is falla history?
ORIGIN OF THE FALLAS The origin of las Fallas comes from the old carpenter's tradition who, when celebrating the arrival of spring on 19th March, used to burn pieces of wood (parots) that were used to prop up their lights during the winter.