{"id":22507,"date":"2010-09-18T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2010-09-18T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.clubvillamar.com\/blog\/uncategorized\/las-fallas-2\/"},"modified":"2020-05-11T18:49:49","modified_gmt":"2020-05-11T18:49:49","slug":"las-fallas-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.clubvillamar.com\/blog\/spain\/las-fallas-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Las Fallas: a tradition in Valencia"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Satirical aspects of Las Fallas through history<\/strong><br \/>\nSatirical Las Fallas was meant to show a certain social position.&nbsp;Depicted scenes related to events, individuals or social phenomena were considered by their creators to be on the edge of criticism or ridicule.&nbsp;This led to the ban by the authorities.&nbsp;<!--more--><\/p>\n<p>Thus, in 1858&nbsp;the mobile Falla that openly pointed to social inequality was banned, while Las fallas in 1866 which showed the downside of marriage witnessed a sharp condemnation from the Archbishop.&nbsp;From that time dates the term &#8220;erotic fallas&#8221; or &#8220;anti-marriage tendency&#8221;.<br \/>\n<strong><br \/>\nDuring the nineteenth century, the city authorities wanted to prevent making such fallas at all costs, so they used various kinds of repression. <\/strong>That is why they introduced high taxes for all public celebrations and carnivals that practically were means of their prohibition.&nbsp;Fortunately, at the persistence of citizens in defense of their tradition, sculptures were again placed at squares and the whole festival returned under the aegis of the city.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Rivalry<\/strong><br \/>\nIn 1887, a prize was announced for the best Las Fallas. After that great rivalry between the districts appeared.&nbsp;This led to the sculptures increasingly becoming objects of artistic expression.&nbsp;Preference was given for aesthetics, though satirical content had not disappeared.<\/p>\n<p>Almost all local associations and citizens were involved in their promotion and development.<strong> There was also a change in the composition of the sculptures, which is held to date. <\/strong>So instead of pyramid statues, today\u2019s fallas are made from several platforms based on the structure used to display the scene, the central part that bears a sculpture and the top.&nbsp;Allegorical sculpture describes a scene shown in its foot that is thematically linked into a single entity.&nbsp;The sculptures were always luxurious and impressive, and moreover they could be seen from great distances.<strong> Above all, the competitive spirit forced artists to create more complex parts. <\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Festival train<\/strong><br \/>\nIn 1927, the first festival train that transported settlers back to Valencia during the festival was&nbsp;organized.<strong> The success of this train was unexpectedly huge.&nbsp;Citizens became more committed to this holiday; the number of sculptures grew, just like the number of people who came to see this &#8220;miracle&#8221;. <\/strong>Today this festival attracts about two million, mostly local visitors.&nbsp;However, the number of sculptures is also impressive. There are close to five hundred fallas of all sizes, set mainly in the city center.<strong> The number of sculptures shows the grandeur of the whole project, which makes all Valencia into \u201dCiudad Faller\u201d. <\/strong><\/p>\n<div style=\"width: 1px;height: 1px;overflow: hidden\">Satirical Las Fallas<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Satirical Las Fallas was meant to show a certain social position. 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