At 90, Liga Aizupiete continues sauna and fire rituals in Ligatne
Liga Aizupiete, a 90-year-old sauna mistress from Ligatne, still practices her craft, teaching her granddaughter and great-granddaughters Latvian fire rituals.

In Ligatne, Liga Aizupiete is a rare example of a sauna keeper who continues her work at the age of 90. Her unique sauna ritual has delighted people from far and wide. Her granddaughter Justine is full of admiration for her grandmother's skills. Justine splits her time between Latvia and America, and Liga's great-granddaughters Austra and Vizma are US citizens. On the banks of the Gauja River, grandmother Liga teaches Justine and the great-granddaughters the fire ritual, emphasizing that it is up to each individual to keep the flame of Latvian heritage alive.
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