Children’s Games in the Basque Country

Children’s Games in the Basque Country

Haurrak, haurlan. ‘Play is the work of childhood’. On traditional games, the world of children and their ability to emulate adult behaviour.
On a swing. Source: Arrien, Gregorio. Niños vascos evacuados en 1937. Bilbao, 1988.
Leapfrog jumping. Source: Iñigo Irigoyen, José. Folklore Alavés. Vitoria-Gasteiz: Chartered Government of Álava, 1949.
Group of children. Zeanuri (B), 1920. Source: Labayru Fundazioa Photograhic Archive: Felipe Manterola Collection.