Fallas: why some love them and others hate them

How is it explained that the fallas festivities in Valencia have so many defenders and detractors?

Fallas are the most important festival in Valencia.. It is true that they arouse passions, but it is also true that a sector of the population hates them. Why do they arouse such contrary reactions? Are there psychological factors involved?

Why do fallas polarize society?

Let's start from the fact that in Valencia there are falleros (those who belong to a "falla", generally from their neighborhood) and non-fallas, although these festivities can be experienced by both groups. In general, falleros tend to have more devotion to these festivities. In this case, the feeling of belonging to the group plays a very important role..

They are usually people who since childhood belong to that group, who spend with them many moments of celebration, so it is completely logical on a psychological level that they relate going to the "falla" or the "casal" (the place where they meet) with moments of happiness.

In addition, the fact of representing a group, a sector or a neighborhood generates pride and fosters this feeling of belonging to the group we are talking about, and social need is satisfied..

On the other hand, they are celebrations that stand out for the noise, the music, being in the street... that is to say, with elements of joy and celebration. However, as we said, there are people who do not like them and come to abhor them. This can be due to many reasons: for not feeling integrated in any group, for not belonging to any fault or that the friends they have do, and for any of these reasons they feel lonely, etc.

People who do not like noise also tend to be opposed to these parties. In this regard, another important factor is the phobia of firecrackers, another important factor is the phobia to firecrackers (in general to sudden loud noises), known as ligirofobia (in general to loud and sudden noises), known as ligirofobia, in the treatment of which we are specialists in Mariva Psicólogos and that also affects the children of the house.

Closing cycles

Something that also calls the attention, especially to the people who do not know in depth these celebrations, is that the monuments are burned. However, this is something that makes these holidays more special, and the psychological factor involved is that of ending one cycle and starting another.

In fact, if we think about it, it is something that we see in various rituals of the human being. (as in the New Year or in other cultural festivities) and that serves to try to end one stage and begin another, to which is added the factor of fire, which for many years has been understood as a way to purify, to burn what we consider negative and start from scratch.