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 Galicia
- Popular Culture
There are two perfect opportunities
for coming into contact with this popular culture of great
wealth and vitality: the Fairs, the open-air markets which
are held periodically in each town, and the romerias or pilgrimages.
In the markets, one can find a good sampling of the local
craft work, with wood products and pottery at the head. The
pilgrimages give life and form to the old legends give life
and form to the old legends and rites, and furnish the traveller
with the chance of seeing the traditional and authentic dances
and music reformed. We can in no way offer a complete list,
but we would like to call the traveller's attention to several
exceptional items: the hats from Noya (a delicate achievement
by the local basket weavers), the lace from Camariñas,
the ceramic from Bonxe or Buño, and the wooden shoes
which are generally found in any fair.
Outside of the popular scope but still the product of skilled
craftsmanship are the Sagradelos ceramic work, which is constantly
undergoing changes, as a result of the investigations carried
out on the roots and origins of such work. And going back
to that popular cultural manifestation, the pilgrimages,
we wish to mention the amulets which are made by the alms
collectors of San Andres de Teixido from bread dough. They
dye the dough with bright colours and here we have a very
humble example of one of Galicia's oldest customs.
We cannot conclude without making some reference to the
horreos or ganaries. The traveller has had endless opportunities
for getting to know a little about their structure throughout
his journey and so we will only say now that this unusual
structure has led scholars to believe in a possible Celtic
root and an almost sure religious origin for the care which
goes into their construction and the fact that they are set
in an isolated and eminent position, do not correspond to
a simple granary.
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