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The Venacais is a region rich in water. The mountains let abundant springs rise from their slopes. The ones closest to the villages have been more or less tapped and developed over time. Fountains and washhouses are numerous traces of domesticated water, developed to allow the greatest number of inhabitants to have access to it. SURGHJENTE È FUNTANE In the past, fountains held a special place in village life. They were the daily rallying point for women, who were responsible for collecting water. They would go there once, or even several times a day to fill the sechja (the seille) with water, which was necessary to supply the family. Spring water was reserved for drinking. Located away from the houses, the Orestu spring was tapped and developed over two hundred years ago. It is recorded in archives from the end of the 18th century. Very abundant and of a rare freshness, the water rises from the slope and pours onto a stone slab through a double groove dug in the stone. It has diuretic properties. It was even considered for bottling and marketing. A Funtana di u Nucetu is much more recent. It dates from the beginning of the 19th century. The municipalities of the time invested heavily in the construction of public fountains to facilitate the supply of drinking water to the inhabitants. U LAVATOGHJU CUMUNALE The women also did the washing in the communal washhouse. Originally, the washhouses were simple bodies of water or basins built near streams. Gradually, public basins were built by the municipalities. The one in Casanova was built at the beginning of the 20th century. It is fed by a stream. They were used by the women to rinse their clothes, which required very large quantities of clean water. Laundry was an important part of women's lives, allowing them to meet and talk. The wet laundry was spread out on the bushes and fences nearby. It was hard work, requiring a succession of long and tedious operations. The discussions and laughter of the women of Casanova no longer resound in the village washhouse since the 1960s. With the arrival of running water in the houses and modern comforts, it has lost its usefulness.

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