The Navatas of the Valle de Hecho (scroll down for the answers)
Every spring, the Valle de Hecho, in the Aragonese Pyrenees, celebrates ______ of its most unusual traditions: the descent of the navatas. These were large wooden rafts made from tree trunks, once used _____ transport timber down the Aragón Subordán river.
In the past, wood from the mountain forests was an important resource, but moving it was not easy. _____________ roads and lorries reached the valley, the river was the fastest way to carry heavy trunks to other places. Skilled workers, called navateros, tied the logs ____________ with flexible branches and guided the rafts downstream with long wooden oars.
The job was dangerous. The navateros had to stand on wet, unstable wood __________ controlling the raft in cold water and strong currents. They needed strength, courage and a deep knowledge of the river.
This work disappeared in the twentieth century, __________ transport became more modern. However, local people later recovered the tradition ________ a cultural celebration. Today, visitors come to watch the navatas on the river and enjoy music, food and local activities.
The tradition reminds people that heritage is ________ only found in museums. In the Valle de Hecho, the river _________ carries stories from the past.
Take me to the River - Talking Heads
Every spring, the Valle de Hecho, in the Aragonese Pyrenees, celebrates __ONE_ of its most unusual traditions: the descent of the navatas. These were large wooden rafts made from tree trunks, once used __TO___ transport timber down the Aragón Subordán river.
In the past, wood from the mountain forests was an important resource, but moving it was not easy. _BEFORE__ roads and lorries reached the valley, the river was the fastest way to carry heavy trunks to other places. Skilled workers, called navateros, tied the logs __TOGETHER____ with flexible branches and guided the rafts downstream with long wooden oars.
The job was dangerous. The navateros had to stand on wet, unstable wood __WHILE__ controlling the raft in cold water and strong currents. They needed strength, courage and a deep knowledge of the river.
This work disappeared in the twentieth century, _WHEN_ transport became more modern. However, local people later recovered the tradition _AS_ a cultural celebration. Today, visitors come to watch the navatas on the river and enjoy music, food and local activities.
The tradition reminds people that heritage is _NOT_ only found in museums. In the Valle de Hecho, the river _STILL__ carries stories from the past.
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