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The Soule Maskarada, one of the best displays of Basque culture,...

Bandelariak  de la Maskarada con las banderas de Xiberoa
Once again, the cycle of spectacles that is the Soule Maskarada has begun, which will travel throughout this Basque territory over the next few months

What do Basque carnivals sound like? A European project shows...

Carnavales de Auritz/Burgete -Tramontana-Audiolab
The Tramontana network collects the intangible cultural heritage of Europe. Part of the network is the Basque group Audiolab, which has collected the sounds of carnivals

Informing the bees of the death of a relative is an...

Comunicación, por la viuda, a las abejas de la muerte del etxeko-jaun del caserío y presentación del joven heredero. Comienzos S XX. Colección Bernardo Estornes Lasa
The fact that the royal beekeeper informed the bees of the Queen's passing should not have surprised the Basques, as it's an ancient tradition here

National Geographic: cider’s key role in the history of the Basques

La sidra se escancia de un barril en la Sidrería Barkaiztegi, donde la misma familia ha producido sidra desde 1680.  FOTOGRAFÍA DE AGEFOTOSTOCK, ALAMY STOCK PHOTO
National Geographic has published an article on their website about the key role cider has played in Basque culture, society, and economy over the centuries

AP, talking about the Ituren-Zubieta Carnival without using the word “Basque”

''Joaldunak'' march along a path as they take part in Carnival in the small Pyrenees village of Ituren, northern Spain. (AP Photo/Alvaro Barrientos)
In what has become a news tradition, the Carnival in Ituren-Zubieta catches the attention of numerous world media outlets, as we've mentioned on many occasions. This...

“The Basque with a Cart”, From Errotxapea to the pantheon of...

El "Vasco de la Carretilla". Un héroe popular argentino
This article was translated by John R. Bopp We’ve spoken about the story of Guillermo Isidoro Larregui Ugarte many times.  An extraodinary Basque, he, with his...

More info about the Basque stitch and the Basque knot.  Did...

  This article was translated by John R. Bopp About five years ago, we wrote a blog entry about the Basque stitch and the Basque knot.  We’d...

Viewpoints: Urdatx-Santa Grazi (Soule): Photos and Video

Iglesia de Urdatx Santa Grazi
This article was translated by John R. Bopp In the southern part of Soule, almost at the foot of the Mount of the Three Kings, which...

Viewpoints: The Maskarada in Xiberoa (Soule) (Video)

Bandelariak  de la Maskarada con las banderas de Xiberoa
This article was translated by John R. Bopp A journey to the heart of the Land of the Basques: Soule. A video and thoughts On the last...

The traditional Basque dove hunt, using oars and nets in the...

New York Times publica un artículo sobre el tradicional métodeo de caza de palomas con red que practican los vascos
This article was translated by John R. Bopp Once again, The New York Times has surprised us with an extraordinary article about the Basques.  On this...