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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
Txori-ikasten They played looking for birds’ nests and thus learnt about their habits, their songs, the way the nests were built…
Traditional Medicine in the Basque Country
Traditional Medicine in the Basque Country
The widespread belief was that Christmas Eve’s bread, ogi salutadorea, would not go mouldy and would prevent rabies in dogs and other domestic animals.
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.
Ritos funerarios en Vasconia
Ritos funerarios en Vasconia
Cuando el cárabo canta, la muerte levanta.
Ganaderia y pastoreo en Vasconia
Ganaderia y pastoreo en Vasconia
Se ha atribuido al cencerro, al igual que a las campanillas, la virtud de alejar los maleficios que traen desgracias al ganado. Su uso para preservar del aojo, begizkoa, fue antaño muy general.
Agricultura en Vasconia
Agricultura en Vasconia
Este saber agrícola tradicional nacía del profundo vínculo que se establecía con la tierra, y es que en una economía basada en el autoabastecimiento no cabía más posibilidad que ser respetuoso con la misma.
