fallas

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Fallas are large, elaborate satirical sculptures and monuments made of materials like wood and papier-mâché that are created to be displayed and then burned during the Las Fallas festival in Valencia, Spain.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf festival sculpture
public art
temporary monument
alsoKnownAs falla monuments
associatedWith Las Fallas
surface form: Las Fallas festival
country Spain
createdBy artists
craftsmen
falleros
culturalSignificance intangible cultural heritage of Valencia
depicts celebrities
current events
local customs
politicians
destroyedBy fire
economicImpact tourism attraction in Valencia
event Cremà
exhibitedIn public squares
streets of Valencia
genre satire
hasPart ninot
hasQuality elaborate
ephemeral
large
hasTheme humor
irony
social commentary
inception 18th century tradition (approximate)
languageOfTerm Catalan
surface form: Valencian
locatedIn Valencia
materialUsed cardboard
paint
papier-mâché
polystyrene
wood
organizedBy falla commissions
purpose public display
ritual burning
social criticism
relatedTo ninot indultat
pyrotechnic displays
street festivals
requires year-long preparation
scale multi-story structures
timeOfDestruction end of Las Fallas festival
traditionOf Valencian culture
usedDuring Las Fallas

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