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Festival of a Pisa da Castaña de Purdeus

Parada de Sil, Terra de Caldelas, Ourense

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Festival of a Pisa da Castaña de Purdeus

Activity · Parada de Sil, Terra de Caldelas, Ourense

Image of Parada de Sil, not of the place itself.

In the hamlet of Purdeus, parish of Chandrexa, the residents revived the old trade of treading chestnuts inside a sack to loosen their skin and dry them; the day also brings a fair of local produce and a communal chestnut meal.

Photo: amaianos from Galicia (CC BY 2.0)

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