The art of making sacred candles almost disappeared in this part of Mexico, until one woman saved it

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  • Viviana Alávez has been hand-making sacred candles for 64 years.
  • She's one of the only people in her village in Oaxaca, Mexico, still practicing the craft.
  • Her break from traditional designs saved the Mexican candle-making tradition in the 1980s.
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