Las Fallas is said to have its origins in the eighteenth century, when carpenters burned the leftovers of a hard winter’s work in honor of their patron, Saint Josef. Over the years, the piles of leftovers transformed into huge statues of wood and paper, known as “la falla,” humorously criticizing society.
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