Ethnographic Atlas of the Basque Country
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Several generations under one roof. Zeanuri (B), c. 1910. Source: Labayru Fundazioa Photograhic Archive: Felipe Manterola Collection.
House and Family in the Basque Country
House and Family in the Basque Country
Etxe beteak atsegin, etxe hutsak bihotz min. When poverty comes in the door, love leaves through the window.
Family Diet in the Basque Country
Family Diet in the Basque Country
Goseak dagonarentzat, ogi gogorrik ez. The famished make a feast out of bread crumbs.
Group of children. Zeanuri (B), 1920. Source: Labayru Fundazioa Photograhic Archive: Felipe Manterola Collection.
Children’s Games in the Basque Country
Children’s Games in the Basque Country
Children in the traditional society, both in towns and in countryside, only really had the toys that they made themselves. Games were more common than toys, and the latter were just a basis for the former.
Traditional Medicine in the Basque Country
Traditional Medicine in the Basque Country
Osasun ona eukiteko, oiloekin ohera eta txoriekin jaiki. Early to bed and early to rise makes a man healthy, wealthy and wise.
Rites from Birth to Marriage in the Basque Country
Rites from Birth to Marriage in the Basque Country
Ezkonberri, etxe berri. A married person wants a house.
Funeral Rites in the Basque Country
Funeral Rites in the Basque Country
A small group of neighbours would watch over the corpse in turns during the night and make sure that the light burning next to it did not go out.
Livestock Farming and Shepherding in the Basque Country
Livestock Farming and Shepherding in the Basque Country
Artaldearentzat artzain guti hobe ainitz baino. Too many cooks spoil the broth.
Agriculture in the Basque Country
Agriculture in the Basque Country
Both animal and human power had a decisive impact on the way of working and on the crops until the introduction of modern machinery.