Millers’ Day in Belarus

October 25 · Level 1 · #2182 of 2238

Millers’ Day in Belarus draws attention to the old craft of turning grain into flour. It is an occasion to remember the skill behind a staple food and the mills that once played an important role in village life.

How it is celebrated: museum activities and visits to historic mills introduce people to millstones and traditional milling. Learning about flour also opens a conversation about local bread-making traditions.

A miller’s job involved more than setting machinery in motion. Millstones needed their working surfaces renewed regularly: the grooves helped grind the grain and guide the flour towards the edge.

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