Ethnographic Atlas of the Basque Country
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House and Family in the Basque Country
House and Family in the Basque Country
The oldest farmsteads are those where the use of timber was pivotal, both for its internal and external structure.
Family Diet in the Basque Country
Family Diet in the Basque Country
Aza-olioak pil-pil, bisigua zirt-zart, gaztaina erreak pin-pan, ahia goxo-goxo, epel-epel. Traditional Christmas song
Children’s Games in the Basque Country
Children’s Games in the Basque Country
Children in the traditional society, both in towns and in countryside, only really had the toys that they made themselves. Games were more common than toys, and the latter were just a basis for the former.
Traditional Medicine in the Basque Country
Traditional Medicine in the Basque Country
Osasun ona eukiteko, oiloekin ohera eta txoriekin jaiki. Early to bed and early to rise makes a man healthy, wealthy and wise.
Rites from Birth to Marriage in the Basque Country
Rites from Birth to Marriage in the Basque Country
Haurrak negarrik ez, titirik ez. A baby who does not cry, does not suckle.
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.
Livestock Farming and Shepherding in the Basque Country
Livestock Farming and Shepherding in the Basque Country
A black animal, and particularly a billy goat, was considered to protect the herd, flock or barn throughout the area surveyed.
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.
