Basque Proverb of the Week: Proverb #20
Ardi galdua atzeman daiteke, aldi galdua berriz ez. One may recover a lost sheep, but not lost time.
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Basque Fact of the Week: Basque Sculptor Eduardo Chillida
One of the aspects of Basque culture that has always fascinated me is the mix of tradition with the most cutting edge ideas. Growing up in the Basque communities of the American West, I was exposed more to the traditional aspects of the culture – the dancing, the singing – and less to the avant […]
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Basque Proverb of the Week: Proverb #19
Apaizaren eltzea, txikia baina betea. The priest’s pot is small, but always full.
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Basque Fact of the Week: Oldest Known Tools Made of Whale Bone Found in the Bay of Biscay
Basques have long been associated with whaling. Records as far back as 670 highlight the importance that whale hunting was to the Basque economy and their way of life. However, the people that inhabited the region we now know as the Basque Country used resources from whales even earlier, many millennia earlier. New research has […]
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Basque Proverb of the Week: Proverb #18
Zu hor eta ni hemen. Let’s agree to disagree.
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Basque Fact of the Week: Origin of the Motto Zazpiak Bat
The motto Zazpiak Bat – or the equation 4+3=1 – is a common way to express the unity of the seven historical Basque provinces. The Basque coat-of-arms is called zazpiak bat, but the phrase means more than just the coat-of-arms. It expresses the common cultural and historical legacy of Bizkaia, Gipuzkoa, Araba, Nafarroa, Zuberoa, Lapurdi, […]
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Basque Proverb of the Week: Proverb #17
Amari egindako zorrak ez dira inoiz ordaintzen. What one owes to one’s mother is never repaid.
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Remembering Dad by Telling His Stories
Today is dad’s birthday. He would have turned 81 today. I miss you, dad. Dad came to the United States when he was 18. Like many immigrants, particularly those who came so young, he didn’t have many hobbies. Well, none that I know of. Before he came to the United States, he had been working […]
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Basque Fact of the Week: The Fiestas of the White Virgin
The Basque Country is full of colorful festivals and each city and town has their own special fiesta. Even towns as small as Munitibar – less than 500 people – have a big fiesta on their saint’s day, with the plaza full of people dancing to live music. Vitoria-Gasteiz, the political capital of the Basque […]
