Las Fallas de Valencia is a popular festival that is celebrated every year in the city of Valencia, Spain, during the week of March 19, in honor of San José, patron saint of the city. This festival has its origins in the 18th century, when the city's carpenters used to burn wood scraps that they did not need during the winter, as a way of welcoming spring. Over time, this tradition became in a more elaborate festival, in which monuments are...