Mutual cooperation. Zeanuri (B), c. 1915. Source: Labayru Fundazioa Photograhic Archive: Felipe Manterola Collection.
House and Family in the Basque Country

House and Family in the Basque Country

The rural farmstead was an institution made up of the building, its land, its dwellings and by tradition, in other words, by that web of relations that closely links the current generation with past ones.
Family Diet in the Basque Country

Family Diet in the Basque Country

Donde no hay ni pan ni pollos, el horno no está para bollos. If there’s no bread or chicken, you shouldn’t bake rolls.
Scoring after fermentation. Source: Ander Manterola, Etniker Euskalerria Groups.
Leapfrog. Zeanuri (B), 1920. Source: Labayru Fundazioa Photograhic Archive: Felipe Manterola Collection.
Children’s Games in the Basque Country

Children’s Games in the Basque Country

—Arre, arre, mandako, bihar Tolosarako, etzi Panplonarako. —Handik zer ekarriko? —Zapata ta garriko. Children’s chant
Traditional Medicine in the Basque Country

Traditional Medicine in the Basque Country

Osasuna, munduko ondasuna. The first wealth is health.
Vaccination agains poliomyelitis, 1964. Source: Municipal Archive of Vitoria-Gasteiz: Arqué Collection.
Dancing during patronal celebrations. Zeanuri (B), 1922. Source: Labayru Fundazioa Photograhic Archive: Felipe Manterola Collection.
Rites from Birth to Marriage in the Basque Country

Rites from Birth to Marriage in the Basque Country

Young men and women would meet during the Sunday stroll, dances and pilgrimages.
Funeral Rites in the Basque Country

Funeral Rites in the Basque Country

A small group of neighbours would watch over the corpse in turns during the night and make sure that the light burning next to it did not go out.
Shroud in a suit. Amezketa (G), 1959. Source: Antxon Aguirre, Etniker Euskalerria Groups.
Oveja negra en el rebaño. Meaga, Getaria (G). Fuente: Archivo Fotográfico Labayru Fundazioa: José Ignacio García.
Ganaderia y pastoreo en Vasconia

Ganaderia y pastoreo en Vasconia

El animal de color negro y sobre todo el macho cabrío es considerado en toda la zona encuestada protector del rebaño o del establo.
Agricultura en Vasconia

Agricultura en Vasconia

Tanto los linares como los huertos constituían las piezas más delicadas del espacio agrícola, las más entrañables en la concepción de la propiedad particular del agricultor, las más incorporadas a su patrimonio familiar.
Sembrando patata a azada. Abadiño (B), 2009. Fuente: Rosa M.ª Ardanza, Grupos Etniker Euskalerria.