Three younger 'Falleras' dressed with typical dress are seen in Valencia, Spain, Saturday, March 18, 2006, during theFallas Festival. The biggest festival in Valencia,LasFallascelebrated in March each year and is a noisy week that is full of fireworks and processions in honour of Saint Joseph. Thousands of tourist comes to see the 'ninots' large paper caricature satiric figures displayed around the streets of the city.(AP)

Las Fallas Festival: 西班牙瓦伦西亚火祭节，每年3月12日至3月19日举行，已成为西班牙极有特色的节庆，每年都吸引成千上万游客前往当地，放火迎接春天。所谓的fallas 是指上过彩的木头或纸板雕塑而成的作品。Ninots就是用纸制成的模拟像，其题材取自时下的人物或社会现象、问题，极具讽刺性及幽默感。此节源自中世纪，当时木匠为了纪念他们的保护神圣·约瑟夫，有燃烧木制雕像的习俗，后来逐渐演变成火祭节。3月19日是圣·约瑟夫的生日。