Rites from Birth to Marriage in the Basque Country

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Rites from Birth to Marriage in the Basque Country

Significant stages of life and rites of passage; namely, birth and childhood, youth, and the transition from singleness to marriage.

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• Authorship and knowledgeable data

Bride’s entrance in church. Getxo (B), 1996. Source: Labayru Fundazioa Photograhic Archive.

Baptism. Bilbao. Source: Edurne Romarate, Etniker Euskalerria Groups.

Bilbao, 1995. Source: Asier Astigarraga’s private archive.

Outstanding contents

Rites from Birth to Marriage in the Basque Country

Beliefs related to birth

Rites from Birth to Marriage in the Basque Country

Postpartum period

Rites from Birth to Marriage in the Basque Country

The wedding

Rites from Birth to Marriage in the Basque Country

The wedding reception