01409nas a2200193   4500000000100000000000100001008004100002653001400043653003300057653003400090653002300124100001900147245007500166856014200241300001000383490000700393520079500400022002001195                                       d10aEthnology10aIntangible cultural heritage10aSustainable rural development10aTraditional skills1 aAnete Karlsone00aTraditional craft skills in the contemporary latvian rural environment  uhttps://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-85011284095&doi=10.17234%2fSEC.28.4&partnerID=40&md5=2bfa684cc0399c680bc1981ce5eabd56  a71-900 v283 aThis article intends to give an insight into what place the traditional craft skills occupy in the contemporary Latvian rural environment, using as a point of observation the activities of the  Meet your Master!  event, organised by the Latvian National Centre for Culture. The interest of both the society and the individuals in focusing on the traditional cultural heritage is encouraged by the desire for expressing their cultural identity in today s cosmopolitan world. The same motivation prompts the use of traditional knowledge in rural tourism, in the activities of individual manufacturers etc. Traditional skills are the basis for mutual interaction among the community members and a meaningful way of spending leisure time, which as a whole lead to improving the quality of life.  a13303627 (ISSN)