Falles

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Falles is a traditional Valencian festival held in March, famous for its elaborate satirical sculptures, fireworks, and the ceremonial burning of large artistic monuments.

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Label Occurrences
Falles canonical 5

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Statements (49)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Valencian festival ⓘ
cultural event ⓘ
intangible cultural heritage ⓘ
traditional festival ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Fallas ⓘ
linked to: Las Fallas
artForm ephemeral art ⓘ
associatedWith Valencian culture ⓘ
Valencian language ⓘ
linked to: Catalan
attracts international tourists ⓘ
burningEventName Cremà ⓘ
celebratedInMonth March ⓘ
climaxEvent ceremonial burning of monuments ⓘ
country Spain ⓘ
economicImpact tourism ⓘ
finalDay Saint Joseph's Day ⓘ
governedBy Junta Central Fallera ⓘ
hasComponent La Cremà ⓘ
La Despertà ⓘ
La Mascletà ⓘ
Nit del Foc ⓘ
falla monument ⓘ
fireworks display ⓘ
flower offering ⓘ
music bands ⓘ
ninot ⓘ
street parades ⓘ
traditional costumes ⓘ
hasSubEvent Ofrenda de Flores a la Virgen de los Desamparados ⓘ
linked to: Ofrenda de Flores

plantà de las fallas ⓘ
honours Saint Joseph ⓘ
inscribedOnUNESCOList 2016 ⓘ
languageOfName Valencian ⓘ
locatedIn Valencian Community ⓘ
mainCity Valencia ⓘ
mainLocationType urban festival ⓘ
materialUsed cardboard ⓘ
polystyrene ⓘ
wood ⓘ
notableFor large artistic monuments ⓘ
pyrotechnic shows ⓘ
satirical sculptures ⓘ
street parties ⓘ
religiousOrigin Catholic tradition ⓘ
theme political satire ⓘ
social satire ⓘ
timePeriod annual ⓘ
typicalEndDate March 19 ⓘ
typicalStartDate March 15 ⓘ
UNESCOStatus Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity ⓘ

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Referenced by (5)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Las Fallas → alsoKnownAs → Falles ⓘ
Gandia → hasFestival → Falles ⓘ
Torrent → hasFestival → Falles ⓘ
Valencians → haveFestival → Falles ⓘ
Oliva → traditionalFestival → Falles ⓘ