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.

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

Funeral cortège, c. 1925. Source: Antxon Aguirre, Etniker Euskalerria Groups.

Infant shroud. Durango (B). Source: Gerediaga Association Archive: Germán Photographic Studio.