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House and Family in the Basque Country
House and Family in the Basque Country
The traditional Basque family is noted for a type of clearly defined feminism, which can be seen from the application of the right of the first-born to inherit regardless of their sex, the common ownership of property brought to the marriage by the spouses, their equal standing in civil law, and the woman’s status as the head of the household in the domestic religious life, the cultural rites of the home, of the church and of the family burial ground.
Family Diet in the Basque Country
Family Diet in the Basque Country
Nahiz dala udea, nahiz dala negua, goizeko zortziretan, armozu ordua. Folk song
Children’s Games in the Basque Country
Children’s Games in the Basque Country
Obabatxua lo ta lo, zuk orain eta nik gero; zeuk gura dozun orduren baten, biok egingo dogu lo ta lo. Lullaby
Traditional Medicine in the Basque Country
Traditional Medicine in the Basque Country
The widespread belief was that Christmas Eve’s bread, ogi salutadorea, would not go mouldy and would prevent rabies in dogs and other domestic animals.
Rites from Birth to Marriage in the Basque Country
Rites from Birth to Marriage in the Basque Country
After giving birth, women would remain confined for a period that ended with the rite of being churched, elizan sartzea.
Funeral Rites in the Basque Country
Funeral Rites in the Basque Country
The members of the funeral cortege, relatives of the deceased and neighbours alike, would usually carry offerings of bread and light.
Livestock Farming and Shepherding in the Basque Country
Livestock Farming and Shepherding in the Basque Country
The transformations that have taken place in the last few decades have fundamentally changed the world of livestock farming: no longer a way of life, it is now an economic activity.
Agriculture in the Basque Country
Agriculture in the Basque Country
San Jurgi, artoak ereiteko goizegi; San Markos, artoak ereinda balegoz. St George’s Day is too early to sow maize and St Mark’s Day is too late.
