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Of the world. this one is from australia. you might be able to see a koala bear looking like it is eating this poor woman. at any rate, it is not this one but the one from mexico that has people angry. the doll comes in their words, dressed for a fabulous fiesta in her vibrant pink dress with rough wil ruffles and lace. she also comes with a chihuahua. and that has some people calling out the company for being racially insensitive. mattel stands by the doll saying mexico barbie is one of the 100...

Ridiculous. a fox weather alert. quite a last day of winter it is. packing quite a punch. a mixture of snow and sleet covered roads and made for icy morning commute in massachusetts. closed schools there. upstate new york and connecticut. the storm moving eastward towards new england. things are slowly winding down now in some parts. but the system could bring more snow and heavy winds throughout the night in parts of maine. well, its a centurys old celebration of spring. but it sounds more like...

Know, but hopes it is a boy. the same soldier also says kate revealed william wants a girl. were told the royal couple has not settled on any names yet. their new addition will become third in line to the british throne. the festival in spain, a huge teal warri deal were covering it here on fox. elaborate center pieces will be set ablaze and thats one way to party. alicia acuna live from valencia, spain. >> theres all of the st. patricks day celebration going on and take that and combine it with...

Of the fiesta, it seem, the more parades we see. for all the feeling of chaos, it is incredibly organized and competitive. this is the 2313 winning team. there are more than 300 voted on. and each one tells a story. they all have double meaning and contain municipallor, satire and social commentary. this years winner, pokes fun at the financial crisis, facing countries in the euro zone. >> we criticize the society. thats what we do. and we burn it. so we try to make it better. >> reporter: anoth...

Know, but hopes it is a boy. the same soldier also says kate revealed william wants a girl. were told the royal couple has not settled on any names yet. their new addition will become third in line to the british throne. the festival in spain, a huge teal warri deal were covering it here on fox. elaborate center pieces will be set ablaze and thats one way to party. alicia acuna live from valencia, spain. >> theres all of the st. patricks day celebration going on and take that and combine it with...

Paper, from styrofoam and all over the city. residents vote their favorite, only two, and the rest are torched at the end of the fiesta. the survivors, or pieces of them are preserved at the museum. and each year since 1934 have placed one piece of the winningers. you can see the changes he over the year and we talk to the director. some who dont understand the tradition find it sad that the pieces of work are burned, but he compares it to a concert. >> its only for a moment. its only for enjoyi...

All over the globe enjoy the splendor of these larger than life events. everything at the festival, like this behind me to the celebratory explosions are on a scale so huge, its almost tough to imagine. earlier we got a closer look at one of the more colorful traditions. >> the color and splendor of the festival is on full display by the men and women, boys and girls of valencia. we are in the middle of a parade that will last hours into the night. these are the people of the communities wearing...

All over the country. more than 300 total, some costing up to $350,000 to make. and they can reach as high as seven, eight, nine stories high. then there are the childrens displays. just as beautiful but much smallers. all are voted on by the peel and the winners go into a my see yumt which is a great honor here. another part of the festival is the daily firecracker show. listen. [firecrackers exploding] >> reporter: this happens in the center of town every day from 2:00 p.m. from the 1st of mar...

Consummate symbol of fire prevention. >> its a lot of fun. we all have a grand time doing it. its a good excuse to be a kid again. and at the same time preventing fires. >> but during a 2004 flight at the albuquerque international balloon fiesta, ironically its the friendly face of smokey bear at the center of a catastrophe. >> well, it was like any other day. it was the last day of the fiesta here. the weather was as predictable as it could be. they had predicted calm breezes, and thats the way...

We have the winners and the losers of this fiscal fiesta. but really, are there any winners?