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Spanish is phonetic: if you can read it, you can speak it
Spanish nouns and pronouns don't change much in form, but they are split into 2 genders; and each verb has about 50 different forms
Spanish was the national language of the Philippines until 1987
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La fallas de Valancia
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Valencia es una de las ciudades más importantes de la costa este de España. Bañada por el Mediterráneo, esta ciudad se ha hecho famosa por las fiestas que allàse celebran, las Fallas.
Al principio, para celebrar el comienzo de la primavera, se encendÃÂan hogueras para quemar muebles de madera y ropas viejas.
Con el tiempo, la tradición ha evolucionado y ahora se construyen estatuas de cartón piedra muy elaboradas que forman grandes monumentos de carácter artÃÂstico. En ellos se percibe el espÃÂritu crÃÂtico y burlesco sobre diferentes temas de actualidad y gente famosa.
Además, son famosos los fuegos artificiales, los ruidos de las tracas y los petardos, los pasacalles, los concursos, las cabalgatas, los trajes tradicionales, las bandas de música, los bailes, las cenas en la calle y las verbenas hasta la madrugada.
Por estos dÃÂas, Valencia se llena con miles de personas, cientos de fallas, desfiles, floresââ¬Â¦
También es curiosa la costumbre de reunirse en medio de la calle y cocinar paella para más de 500 personas. La paella es uno de los platos más tradicionales de esta región, hecho a base de arroz con verduras, pescado, marisco o carne.
En la actualidad, las Fallas se celebran entre el 15 y el 20 de marzo, coincidiendo con el dÃÂa de San José (19 de marzo), patrón de la ciudad, pero se preparan durante los 365 dÃÂas del año.
Uno de los actos más colorido y esperados es la ofrenda de flores a la Virgen de los Desamparados, llegando a construir un precioso tapÃÂz alrededor de esta.
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