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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fallas canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf festival sculpture ⓘ
public art ⓘ
temporary monument ⓘ
alsoKnownAs falla monuments ⓘ
associatedWith Las Fallas festival ⓘ
linked to: Las Fallas
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 Valencian ⓘ
linked to: Catalan
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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