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=== Traditional Catalan Culture === The city is also home to a lively catalan culture scene. Compared to other cities its size, like [[Sabadell]] or [[l'Hospitalet de Llobregat]] it houses a significant number of ''colles'' (groups) of different catalan cultural traditions. Most notably the [[Minyons de Terrassa]], one of the three ''colles castelleres'' ([[Castell|human tower groups]]) of the city, is considered among the best in the world and were the first to complete a 10-story human tower in 1998.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Hemeroteca - La Vanguardia - Home |url=https://hemeroteca.lavanguardia.com/preview/1998/11/22/pagina-5/33869000/pdf.html |access-date=2024-12-05 |website=hemeroteca.lavanguardia.com}}</ref> Alongside the Minyons, the city also houses two other ''colles castelleres'': the [[Castellers de Terrassa]] and the University's ''colla'', the [[Bergants del Campus Terrassa]]. The city is also home to a multitude of ''diables'' and ''bestiari de foc'' ([[Correfoc|fire-centric groups]]) such as the [[Diables de Terrassa]], [[Pàjara de Terrassa]], [[Drac de Terrassa]], [[Drac Baluk Asharot i Diables de Ca n'Aurell]], [[Bitxo del Torrent Mitger]], among many others. The ''bestiari'' (traditional catalan processional figures representing animals) extends also to non-fire figures such as the water-spewing [[Hipodragona]], [[Cuca Japonesa]] or the [[Papallona de Sant Pere]] or the purely processional figures like the [[Àliga de Terrassa]] or the [[Mulassa de Terrassa]]. In the realm of [[Processional giant|Gegants]], the city has a very prominent ''colla'' which manages over 3 pairs of processional giants, as well as a ''colla gegantera'' (processional giant group) from the [[Les Fonts]] district and the [[Gegants Bojos|Gegants Bojos de Terrassa]] group. Several [[Sardana|Sardana-dancing groups]] as well as [[Esbart]] dancers, two [[Ball de bastons|Bastoners]] groups, [[Ball de Gitanes]] dancers and [[Trabucaire|Trabucaires]] also call the city home.
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