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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
Odolosteak ordeaz. Neighbours and relatives are given black puddings and other pork cuts as a gift at pig slaughter time. It is an act of courtesy, an expression of the close bond shared with them, and part of an established exchange ritual.
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
Kirkila bat eta kirkila bi, kirkilak dira hamabi: hamabitik hamaikara, hamaikatik hamarrera, hamarretik bederatzira, bederatzitik zortzira, zortzitik zazpira, zazpitik seira, seitik bostera, bostetik laura, lautik hirura, hirutik bira, bitik batera, batetik bapezera. Formula for scrofula treatment
Rites from Birth to Marriage in the Basque Country
Rites from Birth to Marriage in the Basque Country
Gazteak, badakizue zelan dantzan egin: burua gora-gora ta kaderai eragin. Folk verse
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
Nolako artzaina, halako artaldea. Every animal ends up looking like their master.
Agriculture in the Basque Country
Agriculture in the Basque Country
Flax fields and market gardens were the areas of the farm that required the greatest care, the pride of the farmer’s property and a cornerstone of the family’s wealth.
