House and Family in the Basque Country
House and Family in the Basque Country
The rural farmstead was an institution made up of the building, its land, its dwellings and by tradition, in other words, by that web of relations that closely links the current generation with past ones.
Family Diet in the Basque Country
Family Diet in the Basque Country
Nahiz dala udea, nahiz dala negua, goizeko zortziretan, armozu ordua. Folk song
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
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
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
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.
Ganaderia y pastoreo en Vasconia
Ganaderia y pastoreo en Vasconia
The transformations that have taken place in the last few decades have fundamentally changed the world of livestock farming: no longer a way of life, it is now an economic activity.
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.
