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.
Leapfrog jumping. Source: Iñigo Irigoyen, José. Folklore Alavés. Vitoria-Gasteiz: Chartered Government of Álava, 1949.
Playing knucklebones. Zeanuri (B), 1993. Source: Ander Manterola, Etniker Euskalerria Groups.
Children riding scooters and tricycles at Florida Park. Source: Municipal Archive of Vitoria-Gasteiz: Ceferino Yanguas.