House and Family in the Basque Country
House and Family in the Basque Country
The aim was to ensure that the family wealth, taken to be the farmstead and its belongings, would be passed on in full or only slightly diminished, and improved if possible, from parents to their offspring.
Family Diet in the Basque Country
Family Diet in the Basque Country
On dagizula janak eta kalterik ez edanak. Enjoy what you eat and drink.
Children’s Games in the Basque Country
Children’s Games in the Basque Country
Astoka One or more participants bend down in a position that is usually called a frog and the others jump over them.
Traditional Medicine in the Basque Country
Traditional Medicine in the Basque Country
Ona da ardaoa, kentzeko burutik beherakoa. Treat a cold with a hot toddy.
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
Hildakoari hobia eta biziari ogia. The dead to the grave and the living to the roll.
Ganaderia y pastoreo en Vasconia
Ganaderia y pastoreo en Vasconia
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.
