Ethnographic Atlas of the Basque Country

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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

Beans and broad beans were the most widely grown legumes and were traditionally an important part of the diet.
Broad bean podding. Source: Akaitze Kamiruaga, Etniker Euskalerria Groups.
Watching over the child. Source: Novedades. Donostia, 1914.
Children’s Games in the Basque Country

Children’s Games in the Basque Country

Obabatxua lo ta lo, zuk orain eta nik gero; zeuk gura dozun orduren baten, biok egingo dogu lo ta lo. Lullaby
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
Laurel. Source: Luis Manuel Peña, Etniker Euskalerria Groups.
Wedding cake. Durango (B), 1975. Source: Gurutzi Arregi, Etniker Euskalerria Groups.
Rites from Birth to Marriage in the Basque Country

Rites from Birth to Marriage in the Basque Country

As was the case of all important events, the wedding banquet, eztei-bazkaria, was celebrated at home.
Funeral Rites in the Basque Country

Funeral Rites in the Basque Country

Sorrow was expressed by wearing mourning.
Mourners. Sara (L). Source: Veyrin, Philippe. Pays Basques de France et d’Espagne. Paris-Grenoble, 1951.
Climb to the mountain. Aia (G), 1998. Source: Antxon Aguirre, Etniker Euskalerria Groups.
Livestock Farming and Shepherding in the Basque Country

Livestock Farming and Shepherding in the Basque Country

At the end of the Middle Ages, flocks in the Basque valleys converged on the same mountains that are now the main summer grassland used for grazing.
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.
Sowing potato with a hoe. Abadiño (B), 2009. Source: Rosa M.ª Ardanza, Etniker Euskalerria Groups.