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Terrassa Main Festival

Terrassa, Vallès Occidental, Barcelona

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Terrassa Main Festival

Activity · Terrassa, Vallès Occidental, Barcelona

The Festa Major of Terrassa (Barcelona) is celebrated on the first Sunday after Saint Peter's day, 29 June, so it usually falls on the first Sunday of July; it begins on the preceding Friday afternoon and ends the following Wednesday, with the first three days as the main ones and Monday as a local holiday. It is celebrated in honour of Saint Peter, Saint Christopher and Saint Valentine. On Friday a candle is lit at the town hall and the Drac de Terrassa comes down from the mountains, recalling the víbria of Sant Llorenç del Munt; at night the pregó is read, the mayor opens the festival and giants, stick dancers, dwarfs and the eagle of Terrassa dance, while the Capgròs of the Year is unveiled, a giant-headed figure honouring a popular character. The castellers' diada and the Raval Infernal are also highlights.

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