If you are thinking of coming to Valencia to visit Las Fallas 2018, you can not miss our Fallero Tour. We show you a series of slang words that are used in fallas and that will make things easier for you while your are in Valencia these days.

"FALLAS DICTIONARY"

 

FALLA: The word comes from the Latin and makes reference to "torch", at the present time, fallas are the monuments with satirical character on current issues and will ignite on the19th March as the act of closing of the celebrations.

                              

FALLERA MAYOR: She is the greatest representation of the fallas. During the celebrations and activities that are carried out during the year that his reign lasts. She also acts as a representative for other fallas or other events to which her commission is invited. In each falla there is a fallera mayor and a fallera mayor infantil, which will be a girl and which also represents the children of the fallas.

PRESIDENTE: The president of the falla is the one who commands the most in the comisión fallera. He is the person in charge of managing the resources, appoints the board of directors and attends meetings with the council or with other presidents. This job is elected by democratic vote among all the Fallas every year.

                                  

 

COMISIÓN FALLERA: This is a committee made out of falleros and falleras. Each year at the end of the festivity, this committee is disolved and a new one is created. It is in charge of planning the activities and celebrations that will take place throughout the year, as well as the organization of the events during the week of Fallas.

 

CASAL FALLERO: Is a place where falleros and falleras meet during the year for dinners and meals. During the week of Fallas, it's like the "house" of this people. Each Falla has its own casal.

 

 

 

LA CRIDÀ: Meaning "the call", it's an act wich takes place on the las Sunday of February, at the Torres de Serranos. Here, the fallera mayor of Valencia announces to every citizen that the Fallas festivity have begun. In this act, she is given the "keys" of the city by the major.

                                             

NINOT: It is a wooden and paper figure with critical character. Every year, the comisión fallera chooses the "ninot indultat" (the chosen one) among the most beautiful ones of all the Fallas, and this one, is saved from being burned. This tradition started during the second republic and was consolidated within the postwar period. 

LA PLANTÀ: The 14th and 15th March, at night time, the act of building the fallas monuments take place, and it is celebrated with a big dinner, although, the larger monuments, usually start being builded up on the 10th March.

                 

LA DESPERTÀ: Every morning at early hours, falleras and falleros awake the rest of the neighborhood throwing to the ground some firecrackers, known as "tro de bac", which explode when hitting the ground. This act is usually enlivened with a music band.

LA OFRENDA: This is a religious act that most Fallas feel strongly. It's a parade of falleros and falleras, around Valencia, ending up at Plaza de la Virgen. Each person brings a bouquet of roses to the Virgen de los Desamparados or very kown in Valencia as "La Geperudeta" (the hunchback).

 

         

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

LA CABALGATA DE FUEGO: It's a parade announcing the arrival of the fire to burn the Fallas. In this parade participates the "colla de dimonis" (troops of devils) from the whole Valencian Community.

 

 MASCLETÀ: From the 1st to the 19th march, at 14:00 pm every valencian groupe around the Plaza del Ayuntamiento (town hall square) to watch this pyrotechnical show. It consists of a very noisy and rhythmic composition which is fired when the fallera mayor says so, while she is located at the balcony of the Town hall. 

CASTILLO: The fireworks castles are very special, the sky of the city is illuminated and givez way to a visual spectacle of colors and forms. This act is celebrated in the old riverbed, during the days of Fallas at 00:00 mid night, except for the two days of Ofrenda, where it is delayed until 1:00 am.