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Sculptors have been working for many months in the Spanish city of Valencia to create fallas – <\/em>elaborate figures propped on architectural monuments\u00a0several stories high. And their fate? After being paraded on the streets for the past few days they will be burned today in the spectacular highlight of the city’s annual Las Fallas<\/a>\u00a0festival.<\/p>\n

Carnival characters and satirical sculptures being paraded through the city at the fallas parade in Valencia (imageBROKER\/Robert Harding)<\/p>\n

\"Crude<\/a><\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

Monument in Plaza del Ayuntamiento during the festival (Michael Jenner\/Robert Harding)<\/span><\/p>\n

\"Falla<\/a><\/p>\n

Many of the paper-mache figures represent celebrities, like this one of Mick Jagger (imageBROKER\/Robert Harding)<\/p>\n

\"Colourful<\/a><\/p>\n

Figures in the flames at the burning of some of the children’s figures (Rob Cousins\/Robert Harding)<\/p>\n

\"Valencia<\/a><\/p>\n

Cabalgata del Fuego, the Fire Parade, during Las Fallas\u00a0(Michael Jenner\/Robert Harding)<\/p>\n

\"Cabalgata<\/a><\/p>\n

La Crema, the burning of the fallas monuments, the climax of the festival (Michael Jenner\/Robert Harding)<\/p>\n

\"La<\/a><\/p>\n

Many festival goers wear traditional dresses at the fiesta (Rob Cousins\/Robert Harding)<\/p>\n

\"Traditional<\/a><\/p>\n

Flower Parade arriving for la Ofrenda, at Plaza de la Virgen, during the annual Las Fallas festival (Michael Jenner\/Robert Harding)<\/p>\n

\"Flower<\/a><\/p>\n

See more photos of Las Fallas here<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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