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Valencia was burning on Wednesday as the Spanish city celebrated the end of its annual five-day
festival known as Las Fallas. Las Fallas, which translates to the fires in the Valencian Spanish
dialect focuses on the creation and destruction of paper mache puppets and dolls called ninots.
Fireworks kicked off the hour-long burning ceremony where hundreds of sculptures were
set alight, much to the delight of the thousands of locals and tourists who gathered to watch.
Although some of the younger participants cried at the sight of the burning sculptures.
Each year the districts of Valencia build a larger sculpture called a Falla, that takes
the entire year to design, paint and build. The main Falla this year depicted Moses seated
amongst smaller ninots representing renewed commandments of God's law.
Las Fallas is thought to have originated from a pagan festival celebrating the end of winter,
but is also considered to be a homage to Saint Joseph, patron saint of carpenters.