Ethnographic Atlas of the Basque Country
De Atlas Etnográfico de Vasconia
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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
Goseak dagonarentzat, ogi gogorrik ez. The famished make a feast out of bread crumbs.
Children riding scooters and tricycles at Florida Park. Source: Municipal Archive of Vitoria-Gasteiz: Ceferino Yanguas.
Children’s Games in the Basque Country
Children’s Games in the Basque Country
Humans play games throughout their lives; however, that activity has a clearly different role for children and adults.
Traditional Medicine in the Basque Country
Traditional Medicine in the Basque Country
Osasun ona eukiteko, oiloekin ohera eta txoriekin jaiki. Early to bed and early to rise makes a man healthy, wealthy and wise.
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
Cuando el cárabo canta, la muerte levanta. When the tawny owl hoots, death wakes up.
On the move to the summer pastures in Gorbeia, 2006. Source: Antxon Aguirre, Etniker Euskalerria Groups.
Livestock Farming and Shepherding in the Basque Country
Livestock Farming and Shepherding in the Basque Country
Traditional shepherding and free-range livestock husbandry have prevailed on regions where these three requisites are satisfied: communal land, open-access rights, and free movibility for herds.
Agriculture in the Basque Country
Agriculture in the Basque Country
San Jurgi, artoak ereiteko goizegi; San Markos, artoak ereinda balegoz. St George’s Day is too early to sow maize and St Mark’s Day is too late.