Fallas 2010: Mascletà March 13th

https://vimeo.com/10139679 A huge crowd was on hand for today's mascletà, set off by the company Crespo. The sun was shining and people seemed to really appreciate the show. But Valencia's…

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Fallas: Mascletà March 12th

https://vimeo.com/10122923 "Movin on up!" Nope, not The Jeffersons, but the Hermanos Caballer! Last year, they handled the March 7th mascletà, but in 2010 -- March 12th! That's a generous recognition…

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Fallas 2010: Mascletà March 11th

https://vimeo.com/10092206 For the 2nd day in a row, no Rita? We're not huge fans of all her politics, but during Fallas, you have to love Valencia's mayor. She missed a…

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Fallas 2010: Mascletà March 10th

https://vimeo.com/10069608 Woah! Did we do something to make the Borredá Brothers angry? Because it seemed that today's mascletà was specifically designed to punish the onlookers. Massive, unrelenting blasts and an…

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Fallas 2010: Mascletà March 9th

https://vimeo.com/10047785 Today's mascletà took place under the bright, and much-needed sunlight. While the rest of Spain suffers catastrophic snow and rain, Valencians were lucky to enjoy their fiesta in the…

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Fallas 2010: Mascletà March 8th

https://vimeo.com/10014614 Today, the world is celebrating the Day of the Woman, and this afternoon's mascletà kept with the theme -- pyrotechnic company Martí (Burriana) is led by a woman. And...…

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Fallas 2010: Mascletà Napolitana

https://vimeo.com/10008160 Along with thousands of other gluttons for punishment, Jürgen and I returned to the beach on Sunday afternoon for the rescheduled Mascletà Napolitana. This time, we were in luck…

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Fallas 2010: Mascletà March 7th

https://vimeo.com/9981735 There was a big crowd on-hand for today's mascletà, carried out by Pirotecnia Gori of Mislata.  Colorful, loud, and with a rousing finale, it was everything that a mascletà…

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