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You may think of puppets as those adorable toys you put on your hands…or…if you are thinking small…on your fingers. But puppets come in many forms and sizes, as these puppet pageants around the world will attest.<\/p>\n

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Flickr CC: Keith Ellwood<\/a><\/p><\/div>\n

Las Fallas: Valencia, Spain<\/h2>\n

Valencia<\/a> is on fire during Las Fallas. Running from March 15 to 19, the Spanish festival is known for its handmade cardboard and paper-mache ninots (towering up to 65 feet high) satirically depicting caricatures of current events or famous personalities dressed in ridiculous garb. The cartoon-like giant puppets spend four days careening around the city and then, on the last day of the festival, they are stuffed with fireworks so they\u2019ll go up in flames. Sure, it sounds a bit odd, but in 2016, UNESCO decided Las Fallas belonged on its Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity list.<\/p>\n

Giant Puppet Project: Siem Reap, Cambodia<\/h2>\n

Every January, children in the northern Cambodian city of Siem Reap<\/a> start preparing for the Giant Puppet Project. Cambodia\u2019s largest local community arts project, which is going into its second decade, provides a creative platform for disadvantaged children. A local NGO brings together artists, volunteers and Cambodian youth for a month of workshops focusing on puppet-making. The grand finale of the effort is a February parade through the streets of Siem Reap, during which giant paper puppets lit up from the inside depict cultural, educational or ecological themes.<\/p>\n

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Flickr CC: Aleah Phils<\/a><\/p><\/div>\n

MassKara Festival: Bacolod City, Phillipines<\/h2>\n

Elsewhere in Asia, the Philippines is another place to find puppetry in motion. Eye the puppets of the MassKara Festival in Bacolod City<\/a> every October. Puppet masters hand-operate wearable giant rod puppets up to 14 feet tall as they march in MassKara Festival parades. In addition to puppet processions, MassKara features fierce dance-offs where colorfully-masked performers gyrate to the rhythms of Latin musical beats.<\/p>\n

Le Festival Mondial des Th\u00e9\u00e2tres de Marionnettes: Charleville-M\u00e9zi\u00e8res, France<\/h2>\n

France has a long and storied history with marionette and puppet-making. So, it\u2019s no surprise that the Le Festival Mondial des Th\u00e9\u00e2tres de Marionnettes takes place every two years in Charleville-M\u00e9zi\u00e8res<\/a>. Fans of the puppetry arts, plus about 250 ensembles from five continents, will descend upon France\u2019s Ardennes region between September 16-24, 2017. The puppet masters will present scores of shows featuring giant puppets, hand puppets and marionettes port\u00e9es (puppets controlled by rods at the back).<\/p>\n

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Photo courtesy of Liverpool City Council<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n

Royal de Luxe: Montreal, Canada<\/h2>\n

This May, the marionette wizards behind France\u2019s Royal de Luxe <\/a>will be creating a special Giants show to celebrate the 375th birthday of Montreal<\/a>. Taking place from May 19 to 21, the details are hush-hush, but expect a spectacle from a group whose artistry is often likened to Cirque du Soleil.<\/p>\n

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Photo courtesy of Liverpool City Council<\/p><\/div>\n

Royal de Luxe: Liverpool, England<\/h2>\n

Royal de Luxe will also be setting up shop in Liverpool<\/a>, England next year. Its massive marionettes previously took to the streets of Liverpool in 2012, to mark the 100th anniversary of the sinking of the Titanic and in 2014, to mark the 100th anniversary of the outbreak of World War I. In 2018, Liverpool will celebrate the 10th anniversary of its designation as one of Europe\u2019s Capitals of Culture Capitals and the change that that inspired, as well as mark the 100th anniversary of the end of WWI. So, the fantastic figures will be back for another chapter. The date, however, is still TBA.<\/p>\n

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