by cwells | Mar 23, 2015 | Culture, Fallas, Holiday, Pix, Spain, Spanish, Valencia, Walking
Gentle readers, I posted a little last year on la ofrenda, where the communities, towns, and villages throughout the Valencian Community come to the city to pay homage to the Virgin Mary here in Valencia. The processions last for hours and cover wide swaths of the...
by cwells | Mar 18, 2015 | Culture, Fallas, Food, Holiday, Pix, Spain, Valencia, Walking
Gentle reader, you may remember this post from last year, where I chronicled a Valencian paella in some of its glory. To be honest, last year the paella took me by surprise, but this year was a different story. I was prepared! From bringing my own meat-free lunch to...
by cwells | Mar 17, 2015 | Culture, Fallas, Holiday, Spain, Spanish, Valencia, Walking
Unlike the permanent museum celebrating Las Fallas here in Valencia, there are often a few temporary exhibits celebrating this unique cultural heritage here. I went into the city center one afternoon specifically to visit the Exposición “Falles de cartó,”...
by cwells | Mar 16, 2015 | Culture, Fallas, Holiday, Spain, Valencia, Walking
The amazing thing about Las Fallas is that encompasses so many aspects of the local culture. Businesses hold massive paella gatherings, friends and families reunite for spectacular celebrations and dinners, and the streets are alive with tourists, music, and...
by cwells | Mar 13, 2015 | Culture, Fallas, Holiday, Pix, Spain, Spanish, Travel, Valencia, Video, Walking
One of the more interesting aspects of Las Fallas is from a sociological perspective, in that the behaviors of so many Valencianos changes overnight. Think about the fairgrounds when the state fair comes to town, then expand that to a neighborhood. Lots of people,...
by cwells | Mar 4, 2015 | Culture, Fallas, Spain, Valencia
Gentle readers, so much has happened in the last few weeks, including the beginning of Las Fallas. I’ll write more on that later, but this post is based on some juicier details: Politics. One of the key ingredients of Las Fallas is the lampooning (and occasional...
