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Singing christmas carols in Akorda (Ibarrangelu, 1982). Source: Labayru Fundazioa Photographic Archive.
During the year and, particularly, in winter and its harsh climate, groups of the needy begged from house to house in the villages, asking the dwellers for alms or handouts in kind or food (eggs, chorizo sausage, bacon, black pudding, walnuts, hazelnuts, pears, apples, oranges, etc.). That intrinsic act of Christian charity or the traditional hospitality of the people of the rural world was usually met with the beggars politely and gratefully expressing wishes of health and prosperity in return.
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Children opening their presents on Epiphany morning. Akaitze Kamiruaga. Labayru Fundazioa Photographic Archive.
The arrival of the Magi is celebrated on Epiphany, 6 January. The festivity is mostly enjoyed by the youngest members of the family. On the night before, it was customary to leave gifts at their bedside, which the little ones received with great joy as they awoke. (more…)
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