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Cottage Diaries: The Ziga Family Top 5 Traditions

The family went silent. The "Top" was a heavy, hand-carved wooden spinning top passed down through three generations of Zigas. Every year at the cottage, the person who could keep it spinning the longest on the uneven stone hearth earned the title of "Cottage King" and, more importantly, total control over the weekend’s music and menu.

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