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Vocab
Where?
What?
How?
Why?
100
what is an estatura?
a statue
100
Where are the fireworks placed before they are lit?
Inside the ninots
100
What are thrown at La Tomatina?
Tomatoes
100
How do people get the ham?
They have to climb up a "greasy" pole and hit it off of it.
100
Why are the ninots built and burned?
They're built in honor/recognition of Saint Joseph. They are burned to mark the end of the dark winter and enter spring.
200
what are ninots?
wooden figures that are made out of paper and burned
200
What is celebrated in Valencia, Spain on March 19th?
Las Fallas de Valencia
200
What is a ninot?
A gigantic structure that is burned during Las Fallas de Valencia
200
How did they clean the streets after "la tomatina?"
They hose them down with giant hoses
200
Why do they throw tomatoes in "la tomatina?"
simply for fun
300
What is a fiesta brava?
A bull fight
300
Where is La Tomatina held?
Brunol, Spain
300
What are the tomatoes put in before they are thrown?
Trucks
300
How did "la tomatina" start?
Someone started a vegetable fight at a parade and it just continued from there
300
Why is La Tomatina called the worlds biggest food fight?
Because 150,000 tomatoes are thrown.
400
What are bomberos?
Firefighters
400
Where is the ham located?
On the top of a "greasy" pole
400
What happens during "las Fallas de Valencia?
1-bull fights 2-parades 3-contest
400
How does Saint Joseph play a part in "las Fallas De Valencia?"
they have a ninot parade in honor of his carpenter skills
400
Why does someone climb up a pole and touch a ham?
It indicates the start of La Tomatina.