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.
Infant shroud. Durango (B). Source: Gerediaga Association Archive: Germán Photographic Studio.
Pipaón (A), 1990. Source: Pilar Alonso, Etniker Euskalerria Groups.
Funerary stelae. Irulegi (NB). Source: Michel Duvert, Etniker Euskalerria Groups.