Dénia prepares talks and exhibition for centenary of its first falla

A centenary with historical memory

In March 1924 a group of residents of Dénia planted the city's first falla, a fact now being commemorated with a programme organised jointly by the Col·lectiu d'Estudis Fallers, the Local Fallera Board and Dénia Town Council.

Three sessions at the municipal library

The initiative includes three lectures to be held in the Hall of the Juan Chabàs Municipal Public Library, all starting at 19:30. The schedule begins on 7 October with a talk by Toni Reig, who will address the antecedents of the falla festival in Dénia under the title "Ganes de Falles".

This will be followed on 5 November by Juan Céspedes, who will focus his talk on the evolution of Valencian within the Falles. The series will close on 3 December with a lecture by Pere Borrego on falla culture.

An exhibition with documents and old photographs

In addition to the talks, the organisers are putting the finishing touches to a commemorative exhibition, backed by Dénia Town Council, which will bring together documents, photographs and old printed materials related to the history of the Falles in the town.