Las Fallas told faster

Simple Stories in Spanish

Small Town Spanish Teacher

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🗓️ 17 March 2025

⏱️ 12 minutes

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This episode is a faster retell of the celebration of Las Fallas. One of my favorite fiestas occurs in March in the city of Valencia, España. San José (St. Joseph) is the patron saint of Valencia and in his honor, they build impressive life-like sculptures. They also decorate a tall statue of the Virgen María with sweet-smelling carnations and light up the sky with “fuegos artificiales”, or fireworks. This legend is told in the both the present and past tenses. Repeated words and phrases in...

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0:00.0	Hello, and bien-venidos to this episode especial of simple stories in Spanish.
0:07.0	One of my favorite fiestas occurs in March in the city of Valencia, Spain.
0:14.0	San Jose, or St. Joseph, is the patron saint of Valencia, and in his honor, they build impressive life-like sculptures.
0:24.8	They also decorate a tall statue of La Virgen Maria with sweet-smelling carnations,
0:32.5	and they light up the sky with Fuegos Artificiales or fireworks.
0:38.6	I am excited to share with you today la Cellebracion de las Fayas.
0:44.5	I originally released this episode four years ago.
0:49.2	Today I am going to retell it faster.
0:53.3	I will include a link to the original episode in the show notes.
0:57.8	Some words that will help you understand this story better include madera, wood, chema, burn,
1:07.4	and vestido, dress. I hope you enjoy the celebration of the
1:13.8	fayas. When I had 19 years, I've had the opportunity to
1:19.6	go to Valencia, Spain, to observe the celebration of the
1:23.8	fayas. From the first moment, I was enchanted with the
1:29.3	fayas.
1:30.3	It's a celebration
1:32.3	unique and incredible.
1:34.3	The santo patron of Valencia,
1:36.3	Spain is San Jose.
1:38.3	If you know the
1:39.3	Santos
1:40.3	Catholic,
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