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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

National Geographic 1968: A look back, to 45 years ago, at...

This article was translated by John R. Bopp In August of 1968, National Geographic published an outstanding 37-page article titled “Land of the Ancient Basques”.  It...

What does the Basque Country sound like? “Hear our country”...

The SOUNUMAPA project allows us to discover the sounds of our nation and, as it is a collaborative project, it means we can contribute sounds we find interesting