In the name of the party
Every year in March, the city of Valencia (Spain) celebrates the arrival of spring, Saint Joseph’s Day, the Virgen de los Desamparados, patron saint of Valencia, and the “Crema” of the hundreds of fallas (more than 800), monumental structures that will go up in smoke on the evening of March 19th.
For a week, hundreds of thousands of people fill the streets, including the Falleras and Falleros, who parade in traditional costumes to the sound of bandas.
For two days, more than 100,000 women, men, and children will march during the Ofrenda, each fallera placing their bouquet of flowers at the feet of the Virgin.
The falleras’ attire is complex, blending lace, silk, and satin, not to mention accessories, offering a unique elegance and a certain sophistication.
The men’s costumes are elegant but more sober. An outfit vaguely reminiscent of what “los labradores de la huerta valenciana,” the field workers, wore.
A series created during the 2025 Fallas.
