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

Light offerings. Amezketa (G). Source: Garmendia Larrañaga, Juan. Neguko Festak. Donostia, 1993, J. Juanes Photographic Archive.

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