Falles of Alzira
falles falla sing falla alzira celebration commemoration saint joseph town alzira like falles valencia town valencian community take place march apart falla valencia celebrated alzira important festival type due centuryold tradition continuing popularity fact largest number active participant faller commission organised group faller falla monument falles seventy erected street town falles alzira declared event national tourist interest falla artistic construction monument made combustible material depicting particular scene important element ninots cartoonlike figure made papier mâche falles alzira regulated association called junta local fallera first centenary event celebrated ceremony presided president generalitat valenciana time joan lerma falles festivity officially begin early march ceremony known la cridà end falles week subjected strict schedule event th march plantà act erecting falla case finished visit jury time date visit appears official program falla finished time disqualified th march award ceremony town hall th march ofrenda offering flower lady lluch patron saint alzira followed parade faller evening night th march pasodoble afternoon commission group faller parade around street alzira dancing pasodoble jury junta local fallera rate dance award prize best dance night cremà celebrated burning falles monument street erected event preceded firework lit fallera major annually elected first lady group faller th th march commission meet eight oclock morning casal commission regular meeting venue celebrate despertà mean walking around neighborhood throwing firecracker immediately afterwards typical breakfast served casal faller walk street visit casals lunchtime pm firework display famous mascletà plaza del reino watched crowd people falles usually satirical nature making reference current issue monument metre high consist number papier mâche ninots held wooden framework however papier mâche recent year occasionally replaced styrofoam eps since make falles lighter brighter colour sign written valencian explain meaning scene critical satyrical way many professional sculptor painter craftsman work construction falles month hired commission falles erected street night th march day known plantà fact nowadays process erecting falles start several day earlier due size need use crane monument burnt day cremà member commission chooses section group falles compete want belong aim grouping falles section fair competition monument comparable artistic quality belonging one section another depends commission annual declaration budget section ten monument ten applicant one section ten monument highest budget enter particular section faller man wear costume typically used alzira since black trouser black sock black shoe short black jacket white shirt white shirt front sash color tassel hanging left trouser leg torrentí costume saragüell costume costume consisting long striped trouser silk linen shirt waistcoat sash black shoe black sock espadrille embroidered sock use tie flower bow forbidden fallera woman wear formal valencian farmer dress falleras hair arranged three chignon fallera expected dress utmost decency th century costume falleras hair arranged one three chignon typical regional dress huerta de valencia falleras hair arranged one chignon permitted use item clothing adornment traditional part costume use espadrille allowed lined fabric costume blusón checkered shirt considered traditional valencian clothing use permitted strictly private celebration commission current fallera major fallera major infantil must older annually elected queen junior queen entire falles festivity participant allowed wear socalled alzira model costume comb town coat arm junta local fallera provision enforced general assembly collaboration minimum two qualified clothing consultant make sure clothing used satisfies decency requirement respect tradition traditional sash colour spanish flag distinctive attribute falleres major falleres major infaltils entire falles festivity commission member court honour wear sash colour valencian flag badge name respective commission embroidered white background top blue band falla de alzira noticias de falla httpsturismedivalesendestinoalzira