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A fallas monument burns during the last day of the Las Fallas Festival on Wednesday, March 20, in Valencia, Spain. Fallas are gigantic sculpted structures of cardboard and wood that satirize current events and personalities. The Spanish city's four-day festival, a tribute to St. Joseph, celebrates the arrival of spring with fireworks, fiestas and bonfires made from large puppets called ninots. David Ramos/Getty Images
A falla caricaturing Lord Ganesha, an elephant-headed Hindu god, waits to be burned on Tuesday, March 19, in Valencia. JOSE JORDAN/AFP/Getty Images
Firecrackers explode next to a falla during the mascleta, or explosion of fireworks, on March 19. David Ramos/Getty Images
The explosion of fireworks captivates crowds in Valencia on March 19. David Ramos/Getty Images
People work on the flower cloak for the Virgen de los Desamparados, the patroness of Valencia, on Monday, March 18. EPA/MANUEL BRUQUE /LANDOV
Bullfighter Juan Jose Padilla, right, puts on his costume with help from his assistants before a bullfight that's part of the festival on March 18. David Ramos/Getty Images
A bullfighter performs during a festival fight on March 18. David Ramos/Getty Images
People take in the barrage of firecrackers on March 18. David Ramos/Getty Images
Bullfighter Juan Jose Padilla faces off against a bull during a fight March 18. David Ramos/Getty Images
Bullfighter Juan Jose Padilla looks contemplative before a fight on March 18. David Ramos/Getty Images
Firecrackers engulf Valencia's Town Hall on Sunday, March 17. JOSE JORDAN/AFP/Getty Images
Girls dressed up in traditonal costume prepare to present flowers to St. Mary on March 18. David Ramos/Getty Images
Spanish apprentice bullfighter Vicente Soler ends up under a bull after losing his footing in a fight on March 11. EPA/MANUEL BRUQUE /LANDOV
Daniel Guitarte , 22, works on a ninot, or large puppet, outside his Valencia workshop on February 11 in preparation of the festival. David Ramos/Getty Images
Fireworks light up the sky behind a sculpture on March 19. JOSE JORDAN/AFP/Getty Images
Firefighters put out a falla on the festival's final day, March 20. David Ramos/Getty Images
Fire spreads over a falla on March 19. JOSE JORDAN/AFP/Getty Images
A ninot, or puppet, depicting Spanish Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy burns on March 20. The festival puppets often poke fun at politicians. David Ramos/Getty Images
