Part of the annual village festival, the falles in Alins takes place on June 23. The tradition fell into abeyance for several decades, but was…
The falles torches, which are made of resinous wood bound to a handle made out of hazel, are prepared by volunteers many days in advance.…
The “Hesta deth Taro” coincides with the Artiès annual village festival and was originally the time when farmers began to drive the animals up to…
Together with the neighboring town of Sant Julià de Cerdanyola, the Bagà festival is one of the only two to be celebrated around the time…
The festival in Barruera went into a period of decline in the 1960s, and was mainly kept alive by children. In the 1980s, however, it…
The falles are prepared a few days in advance. In the Boí Valley, the falla is a resinous length of wood about 2 meters long.…
As in other villages in Aragon, the falles ceased to be celebrated in the 1970s but were revived in 2007. The people of Bonansa prepare…
The falles, which are designed to burn for a long time, are composed of a stick holding several wedge-shaped pieces of pine, which are bound…
The Casós falles ceased to be celebrated in 1986, and weren’t revived until 2001. The falla, as in the other villages of the region, is…
Between two and three weeks before Sant Quirc’s Day, the villagers of Durro, particularly the young people, collect wood to prepare the falles, made out…
Despite its historical roots, the festival ceased to be celebrated in 1946. With the socioeconomic impact caused by the arrival of the hydroelectric works and…
Like most of the villages in the Boí Valley, the festivities in Erill la Vall involve a torchlight descent from the beacon. The torches are…
The Isil falles are amongst the most well-known in the Pyrenees. Although of unknown origin, they were mentioned in a 1902 article in La Veu…
Despite being in the Pallars Jussà region, the Pobla de Segur falles follow the Ribagorçana model, typical in the villages of the Catalan and Aragonese…
Saint John’s Eve falles are also celebrated at Les Paúls. A week in advance, there is a workshop to make the falles and a small…
As others in Occitania, the festival in Les consists of burning a fir tree some 10 to 12 m tall in the village square. The…
After an absence of 60 years, the falles returned to Llesp in 2009, and today they are the final event in Alta Ribagorça calendar. The…
The Falles festival has been held uninterruptedly every year in Montanui. Following the Ribagorçà model, the falles are about 2 meters long and made of…
Together with the falles in Bagà, this is one of the only two fire festivals to be held in winter. It is celebrated on Christmas…
All the approximately 150 inhabitants of this village go up to place known as the Planeta de la Falla near the bordes de San Mamés…
The falles are prepared every year by Saúnc villagers. The part to be burnt is made out of bark, which is very carefully peeled off…
The Senet falles have been celebrated uninterruptedly, and are now celebrated the weekend before Saint John’s Eve. The torches are made a few weeks in…
The falles are celebrated on Sant John’s Eve in this small village of only 38 inhabitants. As in the other villages in the municipality of…
The Taüll falles is one of the festivals that is believed to have been held without interruption since its beginnings. The Ribagorçana form of falla…
The Vilaller falles have been held continuously since their beginnings. The Falles are produced out of dry wood made from tree stumps. Each falla is…
The falles are celebrated on Sant John’s Eve in this small village of only 30 inhabitants. As in the other villages in the municipality of…
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