Sunday 4th by Ana Maria

On the second IP day, at 9:30 am, we started from Casal to Valencia, to visit the exhibition "Valencia Heritage and Traditions" within Fallero Artist Museum. We have been coordinated by Joan Maria Senent. I was very impressed by the movie I saw there, because it shows mastery and skill fallas artists.

After that, we visited the rest of the museum, where we could admire large part of the fallas. Creations reproduce different characters from stories, politics, church life, or cartoons.

I was impressed and amazed at the same time, because, after so much effort from artists to make those creations, the exhibits are then burned. The response to that I received immediately, and learned that everyone in town has the opportunity to choose their favorite exhibit to save it from burning, because fire symbolizes purification by burning and destruction of evil in the previous year.

At 12:00 hours we gathered together and we discussed those seen at the museum. At 13:00 we went to Benicalap's Park, where we had picnic.

At 15:00 hours we were able to participate at the Ninot's exhibition, where I had the opportunity to vote and get rid of an exhibit from being burned. In this sense, I received a ballot that had to vote twice, once to save an infantile fallas and twice to save a major fallas.

It was a very interesting experience and I felt very good when I was put to save two fallas after, in advance, we visited all the exhibits and we could choose which fallas I liked most and it was worth to saved.

At 19:00 pm I attended a concert at the Valencia Palau de la Mùsica. It was a wonderful evening, as we listened to music of that region.

The day ended with a traditional dinner at a restaurant in Valencia.

Ana-Maria OZUN, Romania