Ethnographic Atlas of the Basque Country
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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.
Children’s Games in the Basque Country
Children’s Games in the Basque Country
Changes in the adult world are also necessarily reflected in the children’s world. It should not be forgotten that those changes also affect the world of beliefs, convictions and rites underlying many traditional games; many of which would be stripped of meaning, some would fall into disuse, others would persist and would adapt to the new circumstances.
Traditional Medicine in the Basque Country
Traditional Medicine in the Basque Country
Pharmaceutical products have gradually replaced traditional cures.
Rites from Birth to Marriage in the Basque Country
Rites from Birth to Marriage in the Basque Country
Neskazaharrak joaten dira Madalenara, santuari eskatzera senar on bana. Folk song
Funeral Rites in the Basque Country
Funeral Rites in the Basque Country
Dying on a rainy day or if it rained after the death showed that the soul would be saved: gorputz ona, euritsu.
Shepherd from Lanciego (A) on the climb to Toloño, 1996. Source: José Ángel Chasco, Etniker Euskalerria Groups.
Livestock Farming and Shepherding in the Basque Country
Livestock Farming and Shepherding in the Basque Country
The Mediterranean watershed of the Basque Country was, and to a large extent is, characterized by the importance of the commons, the communal character of their exploitation by associations and brotherhoods comprising multiple municipalities still persisting today.
Agriculture in the Basque Country
Agriculture in the Basque Country
Linoaren atsekabeak, amaigabeak. Producing fine linen is hard work.