A Falla, a gigantic sculpted structure of cardboard and wood which humorously portrays relevant current events and personalities, caricaturising French President Nicolas Sarkozy and his wife Carla Bruni during preparations for the Fallas Festival, yesterday in Valencia. The Fallas will be burned in the streets of Valencia on Friday, as a tribute to St Joseph, patron saint of the carpenters' guild.

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