Leave your feedback Share Copy URL https://www.pbs.org/newshour/arts/the-daily-frame-127 Email Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Pinterest Tumblr Share on Facebook Share on Twitter The Daily Frame Arts Mar 20, 2012 10:10 AM EDT Click to enlarge. Ninots — giant cardboard, wood, paper-mache and plaster statues — burn Monday during the last day of Las Fallas in Valencia, Spain. The festival celebrates St. Joseph, as well as the arrival of spring, with fireworks, fiestas and bonfires. On the last day of the five-day festival, ninots across the city are set on fire. Photo by Xaume Olleros/Getty Images. A free press is a cornerstone of a healthy democracy. Support trusted journalism and civil dialogue. Donate now
Click to enlarge. Ninots — giant cardboard, wood, paper-mache and plaster statues — burn Monday during the last day of Las Fallas in Valencia, Spain. The festival celebrates St. Joseph, as well as the arrival of spring, with fireworks, fiestas and bonfires. On the last day of the five-day festival, ninots across the city are set on fire. Photo by Xaume Olleros/Getty Images. A free press is a cornerstone of a healthy democracy. Support trusted journalism and civil dialogue. Donate now