fallas - las fallas

fallas, the monuments, are pretty spectacular. They're not just large paper-mache statues; they're characterized by a fallas style, and they all carry themes of social and political criticism. The writing on them is, unfortunately for me, all in valenciano, the traditional language de Valencia, which is a sort of bridge between Spanish and French, but it renders the fallas difficult to understand.
Luckily, our friend Gerson showed us around the most important fallas and translated bits and pieces.
One of my favorite fallas was that of the Plaza de Polar. It's main figure was a VirginVlike maternal figure with child, and its themes centered around the family - respect, the role of grandparents, birth control (did you know that speaking french is a form of contraception :P ).
Another of my favorites was about the effects of global warming. It included a figure with huge boobs, saying 'at least all the chemicals are making boobs bigger'.
There was even one about Americans - featuring a giant donut, the Simpsons and an overweight David (the classical structure). (shown above)

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