House and Family in the Basque Country
House and Family in the Basque Country
Different types of rites, such as attaching the St. John’s branch, San Juan haretxa, to the doorposts, were performed around the St. John’s Day festivities.
Family Diet in the Basque Country
Family Diet in the Basque Country
Maize, introduced in the 17th century, and potatoes, in the 19th, would revolutionise the Basque diet.
Children’s Games in the Basque Country
Children’s Games in the Basque Country
Before glass, and even clay, marbles were introduced, they used parts of plants, including oak acorns and seed pits.
Traditional Medicine in the Basque Country
Traditional Medicine in the Basque Country
Osasuna galtzen duenak dena galtzen du. If you don’t have your health, you don’t have anything.
Rites from Birth to Marriage in the Basque Country
Rites from Birth to Marriage in the Basque Country
The transfer of the chattels was a ritualised act of great importance as it marked the entry of the new spouse in the home, etxe-sartzea.
Funeral Rites in the Basque Country
Funeral Rites in the Basque Country
Oilarrak gauez kukurruku jotzen badu, laster izango da gorpuren bat etxe hartan. A cockerel crowing at sunset, death is looming.
Livestock Farming and Shepherding in the Basque Country
Livestock Farming and Shepherding in the Basque Country
The Mediterranean watershed of the Basque Country was, and to a large extent is, characterized by the importance of the commons, the communal character of their exploitation by associations and brotherhoods comprising multiple municipalities still persisting today.
Agriculture in the Basque Country
Agriculture in the Basque Country
Tente nublo, tente en ti,no te caigas sobre mí,guarda el pan, guarda el vino,guarda los campos que están floridos.Spell against hail
