Effigies of Spain's Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy (L) and German Chancellor Angela Merkel (R) burn during the finale of the Fallas festival, which welcomes spring and honours Saint Joseph's Day, in Valencia in the early hours of March 20, 2012. Fallas are giant elaborate sculptures and effigies made of wood and plastic that are burned at the end of a week-long spectacle of processions, fireworks, music and dancing. [Photo/Agencies]