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Muskildi (Z), 2011. Source: Michel Duvert, Etniker Euskalerria Groups.
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

Sueteko laratzak jakiten dau etxeko barri. People show their true colours at home.
Olabide Farmhouse. Zerain (G), 1982. Source: Karmele Goñi, Etniker Euskalerria Groups.
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

Eros ogi eta gazta, erremediotan ez gasta. Better to spend money on good food than on medicine.
Chamomile. Source: Luis Manuel Peña, Etniker Euskalerria Groups.
Nuclear family. Artea (B), c. 1930. 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

Any bachelor, or spinster, traditionally continued to be linked to the homestead and to be an integral part of the family.
Funeral Rites in the Basque Country

Funeral Rites in the Basque Country

Death was an event that usually occurred in the neighbourhood, a fact that meant the home of the deceased played a leading role.
Coffin bearers. Amezketa (G). Source: Antxon Aguirre, Etniker Euskalerria Groups.
Goats wearing bells. Anboto (B), 1999. Source: Labayru Fundazioa Photograhic Archive: José Ignacio García Muñoz.
Ganaderia y pastoreo en Vasconia

Ganaderia y pastoreo en Vasconia

Cowbells, in the same way as chimes, have been attributed with the power to protect the livestock from spells. Their use to protect against the evil eye, begizkoa, was very widespread in the past.
Agricultura en Vasconia

Agricultura en Vasconia

Elur asko den urtean, garia; eta erle asko dugunean, eztia. Año de nieves, año de bienes.
Vecinos trabajando en las eras. Alegría-Dulantzi (A), c. 1940. Fuente: Archivo Municipal de Vitoria-Gasteiz: Enrique Guinea.