Cider houses, the Basques’ popular winter ritual
This isn’t just about drinking cider – it also means a copious menu in the company of a large crowd...
Traditions
Albaola, the Basques’ great sea factory
An old Pasaia shipyard is being used to build a replica of a 16th century whaler which sank off the...
What’s a txalaparta? Find out about this Basque instrument
The txalaparta is a percussion instrument in the Basque Country and one of the major symbols of its ancestral culture....
Irrintzi, the Basques’ ancestral scream
This is heard during fiestas, but it may also be let loose out of sadness or frustration. An irrintzi is...
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