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The kitchen, heart of the home. Andoain (G), c. 1920. Source: Aguirre Archive.
House and Family in the Basque Country

House and Family in the Basque Country

Gure etxean sua batzen, gure etxean aingeruak sartzen. Angels dance happily in a clean house.
Family Diet in the Basque Country

Family Diet in the Basque Country

Food was grown on the family small holding or bought from local markets, which, in turn, were supplied with food grown locally. A few products, nearly always non-staples, complemented local or household self-supply.
Ribera Market. Bilbao, beginning of the 20th century. Source: Labayru Fundazioa Photograhic Archive.
Ring-a-ring o’ roses. Larraul (G). Source: Antxon Aguirre, Etniker Euskalerria Groups.
Children’s Games in the Basque Country

Children’s Games in the Basque Country

Korruka Al corro de las patatas, naranjas y limones, como comen los señores, alupé, alupé, sentadito me quedé.
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.
Collecting thyme on Good Friday. Salinillas de Buradón (A), 1998. Source: Isidro Sáenz de Urturi, Etniker Euskalerria Groups.
Baptism celebration. Zerain (G), 1970. Source: Karmele Goñi, Etniker Euskalerria Groups.
Rites from Birth to Marriage in the Basque Country

Rites from Birth to Marriage in the Basque Country

Haurraren jaiotza, etxerako poza. A house without children is a flowerpot without flowers.
Funeral Rites in the Basque Country

Funeral Rites in the Basque Country

Sorrow was expressed by wearing mourning.
Mourners. Sara (L). Source: Veyrin, Philippe. Pays Basques de France et d’Espagne. Paris-Grenoble, 1951.
Cattle on common pastures. Carranza (B), 2007. Source: Luis Manuel Peña, Etniker Euskalerria Groups.
Ganaderia y pastoreo en Vasconia

Ganaderia y pastoreo en Vasconia

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.
Agricultura en Vasconia

Agricultura en Vasconia

San Jurgi, artoak ereiteko goizegi; San Markos, artoak ereinda balegoz. Para sembrar el maíz, el día de San Jorge es temprano, y el día de San Marcos es ya tarde.
Maizal. Carranza (B), 2016. Fuente: Luis Manuel Peña, Grupos Etniker Euskalerria.