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How One Woman Saved Her Family's 300-Year-Old Candle Making Tradition (2021x10)

Air date: Apr 30, 2021

The art of making sacred candles has been passed down in Viviana Alávez's family for 300 years. The craft nearly disappeared from the Oaxacan village of Teotitlan del Valle in the 1980s, but Viviana kept it alive with her innovative designs and break from tradition