Only two categories of Ninots to go until you get to find out who will spared from the flames! Today: First Category, and they're quite a bit more elaborate than most of the previous ones...
I found this first one to be slightly creepy, but then the painter Francisco Goya and many of his works are creepy!
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| Ninot Hoguera Calvo Sotelo. Artista: Francisco José Santonja Peni |
Now this one has a very different style:
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| Ninot Hoguera Hoguera Carolinas. Artista: Federico Ferrer García |
A very elegant sea goddess, and the critters with her are beautiful! I love these two:
Here's the mayor of Alicante again (blond), dressed in greenery and flowers (I think this is going to be a recurring motif for her throughout the Hogueras). I don't know who the other two are...
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| Ninot Hoguera Diputación-Renfe. Artista: Paco Juan Navarro |
The ninots infantiles are as cute as ever!
The Hunchback of Notredame anyone?
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| Ninot H.Infantil Diputación-Renfe. Artista: Vicente Almela Caballé |
This Bellea is crying over a ninot about to be put to the flames:
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| Ninot H.Infantil Los Ángeles. Artista: Francisco Gisbert Picó |
I'm going to have go visit this little shepherd when he's set up, he'll be only a few blocks from my house!
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| Ninot H.Infantil Avenida Costablanca Entreplayas. Artista: Juan M. Castelblanqué Pérez |
Father Time again, in the form of the god Kronos:
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| Ninot H.Infantil Baver - Els Antigons. Artista: allos y Sanabria |
FIGS!!!
yummm... have to wait another month or two until they're ripe enough to eat. ;o)
Tomorrow the "top dogs", the Ninots from the Hogueras de Categoría Especial.
I am thinking desperately what I can write that I haven't written before, because I do want you to know how much I appreciate all your efforts to share this wonderful event. Hugs!
ReplyDeleteIt's a shame to burn them. I loved the "mermaid" one, not so much the scary one.
ReplyDeleteThe sweetest faces on the seal and the figs. Now I never thought I would be saying that about figs, lol.
ReplyDeleteMy favorite in this category would be the bellea crying over the ninot. I too, am sad that they will be burned.
I'm enjoying all the pics of this year's event. I still don't think I could put all that work into it, just to have it burn...
ReplyDeleteLove all the fine clothes.
Glad they're all such a hit! :o)
ReplyDeleteAnd the figs really got me smiling too! ;o)
As for the short existence (before the fire), perhaps we could compare it to the short lifespan of a butterfly? I believe the Hoguera artists kind of view it that way...