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Heir of the family. Zeanuri (B), c. 1920. Source: Labayru Fundazioa Photograhic Archive: Felipe Manterola Collection.
House and Family in the Basque Country
House and Family in the Basque Country
The widespread practice in the territories under charter law was for one of the children, either male or female, to continue with the family tradition of keeping up the farmstead and its belongings.
Family Diet in the Basque Country
Family Diet in the Basque Country
Aza-olioak pil-pil, bisigua zirt-zart, gaztaina erreak pin-pan, ahia goxo-goxo, epel-epel. Traditional Christmas song
Children’s Games in the Basque Country
Children’s Games in the Basque Country
Before glass, and even clay, marbles were introduced, they used parts of plants, including oak acorns and seed pits.
Traditional Medicine in the Basque Country
Traditional Medicine in the Basque Country
Nolako gaitza, halako erremedioa. There’s a cure for everything.
Rites from Birth to Marriage in the Basque Country
Rites from Birth to Marriage in the Basque Country
Ezkon urte, ero urte. People go crazy in the year they wed.
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.
Herder and dog. Droveway of the Roncalese (N), 1996. Source: Iñaki San Miguel, Etniker Euskalerria Groups.
Livestock Farming and Shepherding in the Basque Country
Livestock Farming and Shepherding in the Basque Country
The introduction of sheepdogs meant they replaced the zagales, young children who had been in charge of herding the flock up to then.
Agriculture in the Basque Country
Agriculture in the Basque Country
Linoaren atsekabeak, amaigabeak. Producing fine linen is hard work.