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Grandmother and grandchildren. Urduliz (B), 2011. Source: Akaitze Kamiruaga, Etniker Euskalerria Groups.
House and Family in the Basque Country

House and Family in the Basque Country

The traditional Basque family is noted for a type of clearly defined feminism, which can be seen from the application of the right of the first-born to inherit regardless of their sex, the common ownership of property brought to the marriage by the spouses, their equal standing in civil law, and the woman’s status as the head of the household in the domestic religious life, the cultural rites of the home, of the church and of the family burial ground.
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

Osasuna galtzen duenak dena galtzen du. If you don’t have your health, you don’t have anything.
Snow pit in Astikurutz, Otxandio (B). Source: Labayru Fundazioa Photograhic Archive: José Ignacio García Muñoz.
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

Oilarrak gauez kukurruku jotzen badu, laister izango da gorpuren bat etxe hartan. Gallo que canta al sol puesto, señal de muerto.
Hilarriak. Irulegi (NB). Fuente: Michel Duvert, Grupos Etniker Euskalerria.
Pastor con kapusai. Eriete (N), 1959. Fuente: Archivo Museo de Navarra: Fondo Nicolás Ardanaz.
Ganaderia y pastoreo en Vasconia

Ganaderia y pastoreo en Vasconia

Nolako artzaina, halako artaldea. Tarde o temprano todo animal se parece al amo.
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.