Basque ethnography at a glance
In the previous post, also dedicated to the tram of Arratia [See The tram of Arratia: a journey from traditional life to modernity (1)], we focused on the diverse spaces which coexisted in our environment during the period of the industrial revolution in Bizkaia —whether traditional, modern or subject to major transformation— so as to give a brief account of some aspects of the social context and ways of life at that time. This allowed us to gain a better insight into the scenario and climate which prevailed inside the tram of Arratia and paint a brief portrait of it. (more…)
This journey of approximately two hours, at a maximum speed of 20 km/hour, would substantially change the perception of two fundamental concepts in the life of any human being: space and time. A story which begins in 1899 and ends in 1964. (more…)
Giving names to houses used to be a fairly widespread custom here in the Basque Country. And a good many houses have, in turn, given their name to their inhabitants. As a matter of fact, the Basque word etxe ‘house, home’ has been an inexhaustible resource for the composition of countless Basque last names. (more…)
Traditional pan-fried bread. Josu Larrinaga Zugadi.
The testimonies of interviewees from Bizkaia[1] take us back to the late 19th and early 20th centuries, a time of ups and downs (military conflicts, dictatorships, ideological changes, civil and ecclesiastical censorship…) for our traditional Carnival (Karnabalak, Aratusteak, Carnestolendas…), as far as its significance and popularity were concerned. Carnival is, shall we state, a period which combines fixed festive celebrations and variable dates (determined by the first full moon of Easter), contextualized between the Christmas cycle and the Lenten quarantine which heralds Easter. (more…)
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