Fallas 2009: Mascletà March 14th
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-1mhI_D-024 There was a huge crowd on-hand at today's mascletà. And even after warning everyone to show up early, we neglected to do so ourselves. So, we ended up somewhat…
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-1mhI_D-024 There was a huge crowd on-hand at today's mascletà. And even after warning everyone to show up early, we neglected to do so ourselves. So, we ended up somewhat…
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L9Swmy6yslA Today's mascletà was staged by Crespo de Alzira who, according to the newspaper Levante, are specialists in a special technique called the "Infernal Spider". Though it's hard to say…
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dqwpwWx-1Mg Piroquiles de Turis has been moving up in the Fallas calendar -- each day closer to the 19th is considered a step up. Last year they performed on the…
Today's mascletà was shot off by Tomás de Beincarló, a company which has only existed for about 15 years. Their performance was more colorful than most, and the finale was…
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aBQ_IlEFRYk Today's mascletà was staged by the pyrotechnic company Borredá, and from our vantage point, was kind of scary. Like War of the Worlds, or something. We got rained on…
We had to rush to Ayuntamiento for today's mascletà, after buying tickets for an upcoming bull fight, so were stuck with a different view, near the post office. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DghZ_LIOYp8 Today's…
Don't let the smoke get in your eyes! Or if you can't avoid it, just try and enjoy yourself anyway. Because, like, there's really not much you can do. You're…
March 7th was a busy day. After the daily 2pm mascletà, and the special Gran Mascletà Napolitana at the beach, we mustered our remaining strength and went down to Ruzafa. …
At 6pm, a "neapolitan-style" mascletà was scheduled at the Playa de las Arenas. Thousands of Valencians showed up at the beach during probably the most beautiful, warm day of the…
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=THTBh88Dy5Y Yesterday's mascletà was staged by Castellón's Hermanos Caballer, who are one of Spain's most modern pyrotechnic outfits. Levante (a regional newspaper) previewed the mascletà as "With More Care", because…