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House and Family in the Basque Country
House and Family in the Basque Country
“It has quite rightly been said, therefore, that any human settlement is the amalgamation of a little humanity, a little land and a little water.”
J. M. Barandiaran
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.
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
There is a hidden wisdom behind popular medicine that goes far beyond the remedy itself. This collection of data helps us catch a glimpse of a way to understand health and disease —and ultimately the human body— that differs from the prevailing view.
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
Light offerings would light up the way for the soul of the deceased. And bread would sustain it.
Livestock Farming and Shepherding in the Basque Country
Livestock Farming and Shepherding in the Basque Country
The priority of the right of herds to cross arable land is expressed in the sentence: soroak zor dio larreari ‘arable land is indebted to grassland’.
Agriculture in the Basque Country
Agriculture in the Basque Country
Linoaren atsekabeak, amaigabeak. Producing fine linen is hard work.
