We went to preview the fogueres on display and take part in the judging of the best fogueres for 2018. Each year a miniature copy of the full size fogueres are made and put on display for judging. Each ticket entry fee comes with two ballets for voting. One ballot for the adult fogueres and the other is for the children’s fogueres.

We went into the large building and came to the first room which contained the adult fogueres.

There were rows of the fogueres on both sides of the room .

We went through the room slowing looking at each one. There was one which caught Ray’s attention.

What was unique about the firefighter foguere is what was not visible at first. The back of the foguere was surprising. The firefighter was wearing a thong and angel wings. I think the meaning behind the foguere is that a firefighter could be a women and may be the firefighter you see in gear.

We walked through the room and admired the amazing details of the fogueres. Some of them were very beautiful and extremely detailed.

We then went through to the children’s fogueres area. This was also a large room with fogueres on both sides of the room.

The children fogueres were very interesting and there were many beautiful designed fogueres. We looked at each one and made our votes for what we thought was the best in both categories.

Each year we enjoy seeing the different and new fogueres. Some of them are made to make political statements or to make fun of a particular person or group. One which was particularly interesting was of the poisoning of the oceans through plastics and pollution.

At first glance it is a message about pollution but on a closer look you see a sign which makes a strong statement.

It translates roughly in english as follows:

“just wield the last tree
Follow death, the last poisoned river
and the last trapped fish.

You will notice that you can not eat money”

Looking inside the container you can see the bottom which represents the ocean floor and is full of plastics, paints, hazardous materials and other pollutants.

Plastic has become a major issue here and across the globe. We see it on a daily basis living on the coast of the Mediterranean sea.

There was another foguere which made fun of a female politician named “Cristina Cifuentes”. She had made a false statement that she had obtained a master’s degree. When she was challenged by the media she produced a certificate which was later proven to be fake. It was a major issue here in Spain and caused a lot of turmoil, she eventually resigned.

In the hands of the effigy are two different “certificates” which do not hold back the feelings of the public.

It is these type of fogueres which make seeing the different ones so enjoyable.

Below is a gallery of some of the fogueres on display for the voting in 2018.

“Adios y que tenga un gran dia”