Basque Proverb of the Week: Proverb #42
Bat eman eta bi hartu, gure etxean ez berriz sartu. Giving one and taking two, don’t come back to our house.
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Basque Fact of the Week: The Ateak Ireki Program, Opening Doors to the Basque Country
I spent the 1991-92 school year in the Basque Country, trying to learn Basque and learning a bit more Spanish. It was my first time to the Basque Country and it really opened my eyes as to what life was like in the Basque Country. I had learned something about the traditional culture, primarily dance, […]
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Remembering Dad by Telling His Stories
Dad died ten Thanksgivings ago. I miss you dad. In 1997, dad got a heart transplant. This was after more than a couple of heart attacks and his heart was a mess. He and mom had gone down to Salt Lake to see if they could help him, but he was turned away. I don’t […]
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Basque Proverb of the Week: Proverb #41
Balizko errotak, irinik ez. An imaginary mill produces no flour.
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Basque-ing in Language Learning by Evan Madill
by Evan Madill What do Escape Rooms, Surfing, and John Adams all have in common? These themes are all used to teach Basque, in my new book, Basque-ing in Language Learning. My journey as a beginner of Euskara was difficult. In my experience of studying many languages, Basque was the only one where I truly felt […]
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Basque Fact of the Week: Rising Star Jacob Elordi
It is always cool to see Basque names on the big screen. Whenever we sit through the credits of a movie, I tend to scan the names to see if any Basque names pop out to me. So, it’s even cooler when the Basque name is also the star of the movie. Jacob Elordi has […]
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“’Francisco Franco is Still Dead:’ Songs in Celebration” by Begoña Echeverria
Begoña Echeverriab.echeverria@ucr.eduNovember 20, 2026 I first heard of Francisco Franco from Chevy Chase’s iconic sketch on “Saturday Night Live.” Riffing on repeated NBC news reports on the dictator’s supposedly imminent death for weeks before, “Weekend Update” host Chevy Chase announced Franco’s death, then quoted President Nixon praising Hitler as “a loyal friend and ally of […]
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Basque Proverb of the Week: Proverb #40
Balantza duen aldera erortzen da arbola. The tree falls towards the side it’s leaning.
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Some Miscellaneous Links: Art, Food, Science, and More
Here are a few items I’ve come across that I think are pretty interesting – I hope you do too.
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Basque Fact of the Week: Bears in Basque Folklore and History
The Basque Country has a long association with bears. Indeed, research by people like Roslyn Frank indicates that the Basques may have worshipped bears at one time and that Basques believed that humans were descended from bears. The importance of bears to Basque culture is reflected in their role in carnivals in various towns. However, […]
