Fireworks and fire.

Yesterday I left you with the parade having ended, us returning to our supper .........................
Later on that evening.................. fireworks, followed by the 'Fallas'.....................
.............I think it was the best display of fireworks I have ever seen................. all set to dramatic music........

.............And they went on and on................
We thought they had stopped, everyone clapped wildly....................
.................Then they started again, with a different set of fireworks, to more music............ it was spectacular, and must have lasted for at least half an hour...............
............... But what everyone stayed up till one in the morning to see, was the burning of the figures.
They are made specially each year to express the gripes and grumbles of the village.....................
.................You can read more about it here, the article is about the Fallas in Valencia, which are a spectacular and famous event in Spain, the Javea Fallas are a similar thing, just on a smaller scale.
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We left the scene, exhausted, ready to get some sleep, (it was to be an early start, to catch the train to Barcelona).
One remaining arm from a statue languidly waved us goodbye, before being engulfed by the flames of the fire....................

Comments

[joanna]

The whole event just sounds so wonderful. There is something about fireworks.... we take the kids to see them but really its for us!

[Lucy @ Attic24]

oh how dramatic!
Your firework pictures are stunning, especially the fist one...you are so clever with your camera, your pics really capture the drama and excitement.
Loving visiting Spain with you!
Lx