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.
Offering bearers. Otsagabia (N), c. 1920. Source: Fco. Javier Zubiaur and M.ª Amor Beguiristain’s private archive: Roldán and Calle Photographic Studios.
Pipaón (A), 1990. Source: Pilar Alonso, Etniker Euskalerria Groups.