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Hands that break the forgetfulness
The breath of traditional trades in Galician villages is fading. Two women represent the hope for the legacy of an entire people.

Eladio Caramés shows the keys that open the Milagres mill in the municipality of Cerdedo-Cotobade. (Photo: Brais Lorenzo)

ALBA MOLEDO UCHA
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BRAIS LORENZO
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Eladio tosses a handful of corn into the wheel of the mill where his family has ground grain for over a century. About 150 kilometers away, Celso shoulders the coroza and recalls the times of a joyful yet war-marked youth. They know there are barely any millers or coroceiros left. The breath of traditional crafts in Galician villages is fading. Yet, two women, in Merza and Berres, proudly and creatively represent the hope of the legacy of an entire people, which is also that of their families across generations. Elena Ferro, a clog maker, and Isabel Neira, a wood turner, have already sown the seed.