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The giant figures burned at the festival are known as ninots

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Video. Watch: Thousands gather for burning of ninots at Fallas festival

Updated: 20/03/2019 - 13:22 GMT+1

Each neighbourhood in the city spends a year building the ornate monuments, only to set them alight and begin again.

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