Rites from Birth to Marriage in the Basque Country

Significant stages of life and rites of passage; namely, birth and childhood, youth, and the transition from singleness to marriage.

Bride’s entrance in church. Getxo (B), 1996. Source: Labayru Fundazioa Photograhic Archive.

Offering to the departed. Donostia, 1958. Source: Segundo Oar-Arteta, Etniker Euskalerria Groups.

Passacaglia. Sangüesa (N), c. 1960. Source: Juan Cruz Labeaga, Etniker Euskalerria Groups.