Funeral Rites in the Basque Country

Funeral Rites in the Basque Country

Cultural issues surrounding death as a rite of passage, including death omens, death throes and ritual practices after death.

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Offering bearers. Otsagabia (N), c. 1920. Source: Fco. Javier Zubiaur and M.ª Amor Beguiristain’s private archive: Roldán and Calle Photographic Studios.

Mourners. Sara (L). Source: Veyrin, Philippe. Pays Basques de France et d’Espagne. Paris-Grenoble, 1951.

Funerary stelae. Irulegi (NB). Source: Michel Duvert, Etniker Euskalerria Groups.

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Funeral Rites in the Basque Country

Omens of death

Funeral Rites in the Basque Country

Beliefs about the soul’s destiny

Funeral Rites in the Basque Country

Corpse ways

Funeral Rites in the Basque Country

Apparitions and wandering spirits