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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
Ogi erre berri, etxe galgarri. Soft bread at home, an unruly household.
Children’s Games in the Basque Country
Children’s Games in the Basque Country
Honek arrautza ekarri, honek erreten ipini, honek gatza eman, honek pixka bat probatu, honek dena jan! Game with fingers
Traditional Medicine in the Basque Country
Traditional Medicine in the Basque Country
Ona da ardaoa, kentzeko burutik beherakoa. Treat a cold with a hot toddy.
Rites from Birth to Marriage in the Basque Country
Rites from Birth to Marriage in the Basque Country
Haurrak negarrik ez, titirik ez. A baby who does not cry, does not suckle.
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
Communities in areas where livestock has been the fundamental basis of their way of life consider Saint Anthony Abbot as the main protector of the health and fertility of the animals.
Agriculture in the Basque Country
Agriculture in the Basque Country
Our rural folk and our ancestors knew and practised agriculture on a more human scale and from a more holistic approach; it is not only the yield that matters, but also the complex network of physical factors and human beings involved in an activity that is actually based on cultivating the life that feeds us.
