Ethnographic Atlas of the Basque Country

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Zurututza Farmhouse. Zeanuri (B), c. 1925. Source: Labayru Fundazioa Photograhic Archive: Felipe Manterola Collection.
House and Family in the Basque Country

House and Family in the Basque Country

Etxeko habeak, etxeko berri. A fool knows more in his own house than a wise man in another’s.
Family Diet in the Basque Country

Family Diet in the Basque Country

Sueteko laratzak jakiten dau etxeko barri. People show their true colours at home.
Olabide Farmhouse. Zerain (G), 1982. Source: Karmele Goñi, Etniker Euskalerria Groups.
On a swing. Source: Arrien, Gregorio. Niños vascos evacuados en 1937. Bilbao, 1988.
Children’s Games in the Basque Country

Children’s Games in the Basque Country

Sirrin-sarran, domini pan, zure semea errotan, errota txiki, errota handi, eragin deutso, pin-pan.Children’s chant
Traditional Medicine in the Basque Country

Traditional Medicine in the Basque Country

Ez da gaitzik aldiak ez daroanik. Time cures everything.
Hermitage of St Engratia. Segura (G). Source: Antxon Aguirre, Etniker Euskalerria Groups.
Dancing during patronal celebrations. Zeanuri (B), 1922. Source: Labayru Fundazioa Photograhic Archive: Felipe Manterola Collection.
Rites from Birth to Marriage in the Basque Country

Rites from Birth to Marriage in the Basque Country

Young men and women would meet during the Sunday stroll, dances and pilgrimages.
Funeral Rites in the Basque Country

Funeral Rites in the Basque Country

Omens of death included those associated with strange behaviour by some domestic animals, mainly dogs and cockerels.
Caring for the graves on the occasion of All Saints’ Day. Bilbao (B), 1990. Source: Labayru Fundazioa Photograhic Archive: José Ignacio García Muñoz.
Dolmen of Gaxteenia. Mendibe (NB), 1980. Source: Blot, Jacques. Artzainak. Les bergers basques. Los pastores vascos. Donostia: Elkar, 1984.
Livestock Farming and Shepherding in the Basque Country

Livestock Farming and Shepherding in the Basque Country

“The axial zone of the Basque Pyrenees retains underneath a maze of folds traits of a time-honoured culture.” J. M. Barandiaran
Agriculture in the Basque Country

Agriculture in the Basque Country

Ezkur urte, laborte urte. Acorns a plenty, a year of prosperity.
Unloading grain into the trailer. Argandoña (A), 2003. Source: Juan José Galdos, Etniker Euskalerria Groups.