Mascleta March 4th – Fallas in Valencia 2009

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YdfRLLZD1GM Today's mascletà was full of screeching Roman Candles -- the specialty of Pirofantasía Carlos Caballer, who put on the show. It had a surprising ending... catching the crowd off…

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Mascleta March 2nd – Fallas 2009

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OyGUj37u7Js March 2nd's mascletà was the work of Gori, S.L. out of Mislata. They've been around since 1963, and today put on a wonderful show, with a earth-shaking finale that…

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Color Mascletà on the Evening of March 1st

The first day of March ended with a spectacular color mascletà at the Plaza de Ayutamiento, following a parade called the Cabalgata of Ninots Infantil. The color mascletà combines elements…

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Mascletà March 1st – Fallas 2009

Last year, we swore to ourselves that we'd not go to every single Mascletà in 2009. But that might have been an empty promise -- we're totally hooked again. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_w8Kb0p_YH0…

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First 2pm Mascleta of Fallas Season 2009

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N3lHQxhe-BU La Despertà wasn't enough for the beginning of Fallas 2009 -- nope, there had to be another Mascletà, at the more traditional time of 2pm. The last Sunday in…

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Mascletas to be quieter?! OH NO!

... what's that you say? No really, I couldn't hear you. You'll have to practically scream because my eardrums have been irrecoverably shattered by attending all 19 mascletàs during Fallas…

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New Year’s Mascletà!

According to Levante, the New Year's mascletà is going to be the biggest of the entire year, including those of Fallas. Ummm.... .... ... ... sorry, just thinking of the…

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