Basque ethnography at a glance

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Axe: “tool used to cut wood and similar items, made of a flat, sharpened iron blade with eyes, and a wooden handle that is fixed in the eye.” This is the definition given in the Euskaltzaindia dictionary, which describes the technical function of the tool. Behind the axe though, there is a much broader world, deeply rooted in the cultural, professional and sporting spheres. (more…)

Christmas parties have been part of the end of the year for a long time… (Photo: E. X. Dueñas)

In this blog we have already discussed Christmas and traditions on several occasions. What is more, when we reflect on this winter cycle, we inevitably and directly condition it in such a way that it is assumed as part of our “inveterate” customs, to say something out of context. (more…)

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Source: Areatzako Banda.

In the same way that the goal of teaching literature is not to create writers, or the goal of physical education is not to become athletes, learning music does not mean creating musicians. In the Arratia Valley, music has been and is deeply rooted. Especially in Areatza, the love for music has been something that has existed for a long time thanks to the Areatza music band. This has led to the conclusion that there is a great musical knowledge among the population. This local band has managed to advance from generation to generation, facing various challenges and adapting to new times. (more…)

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In the process of collecting oral memory, we know that photographs, everyday objects or letters can function as “triggers” for memories, as tools that awaken individual and collective memory. Through these elements, and their ability to evocate, he who observes them, may bring to the present the histories contained in a certain space and time, even when they are not so present in our daily memory.
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