Ethnographic Atlas of the Basque Country
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Cooking on the hearth. Apellániz (A), 1981. Source: López de Guereñu, Gerardo. “Apellániz. Pasado y presente de un pueblo alavés” in Ohitura 0, Vitoria-Gasteiz: Chartered Government of Álava, 1981.
House and Family in the Basque Country
House and Family in the Basque Country
The kitchen in the farmsteads was where people would usually gather together and was at the heart of family life.
Family Diet in the Basque Country
Family Diet in the Basque Country
Children’s Games in the Basque Country
Children’s Games in the Basque Country
Korruka Al corro de las patatas, naranjas y limones, como comen los señores, alupé, alupé, sentadito me quedé.
Traditional Medicine in the Basque Country
Traditional Medicine in the Basque Country
There is a hidden wisdom behind popular medicine that goes far beyond the remedy itself. This collection of data helps us catch a glimpse of a way to understand health and disease —and ultimately the human body— that differs from the prevailing view.
Rites from Birth to Marriage in the Basque Country
Rites from Birth to Marriage in the Basque Country
Charms, kutunak, were attached to children’s clothes and were said to protect them from the evil eye.
Funeral Rites in the Basque Country
Funeral Rites in the Basque Country
Light offerings would light up the way for the soul of the deceased. And bread would sustain it.
Shepherd wearing a cape. Eriete (N), 1959. Source: Archive of the Museum of Navarre: Nicolás Ardanaz Collection.
Livestock Farming and Shepherding in the Basque Country
Livestock Farming and Shepherding in the Basque Country
Nolako artzaina, halako artaldea. Every animal ends up looking like their master.
Agriculture in the Basque Country
Agriculture in the Basque Country
Elur asko den urtean, garia; eta erle asko dugunean, eztia. A year of snow, a year of plenty.