| Benidorm. Conmemoración del hallazgo de la Virgen del Sufragio. |
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Conmemoración del hallazgo de la Virgen del Sufragio.
On 5 March, the discovery of a ship on Poniente Beach in 1740 is re-enacted. Back then, locals were afraid of the plague, so set the ship alight. A wooden statue, the 'Virgen del Sufragio' was discovered amongst the cinders, undamaged by the flames.... Celebrations are staged in fancy dress and present a fabulous spectacle.
Now the Fallas is a b-i-g one! It's the Valencian festival that's evolved from days of yore, when carpenters would light pieces of wood they'd thrown in the street, to welcome spring. Like you do. And they still do, but now  Benidorm's three 'Falla' are highly decorated, fabulous, satirical sculptures: there's Centre Falla; Rincon Falla and Els Tolls Falla, all in different districts. Celebrations comprising processions, street entertainment and fireworks (loud, banger-ish ones!) run from the 16 March, culminating on the 19th, when the 'Falla' are ceremoniously burned in the 'crema'.
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