Funeral Rites in the Basque Country

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Funeral Rites in the Basque Country

Cultural issues surrounding death as a rite of passage, including death omens, death throes and ritual practices after death.
Infant shroud. Durango (B). Source: Gerediaga Association Archive: Germán Photographic Studio.
Funeral cortège, c. 1925. Source: Antxon Aguirre, Etniker Euskalerria Groups.
Offering bearers. Otsagabia (N), c. 1920. Source: Fco. Javier Zubiaur and M.ª Amor Beguiristain’s private archive: Roldán and Calle Photographic Studios.