Aizkolaritza
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Aizkolaritza is the Basque name for a type of wood-chopping competition. They are a popular form of herri kirol in the Basque Country. Competitions are commonly held at most festivals, especially town
Luxia chopping a trunk with a 2.10m diameter in 1949
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Basque rural sports
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Basque rural sports, known as Deportes Rurales in Spanish or Herri Kirolak in Basque, is the term used for a number of sports competitions rooted in the traditional lifestyles of the Basque people. Th
Aizkolaritza
…Aizkolaritza is the Basque name for a type of wood-chopping competition. They are a popular form of herri kirol (rural sport) in the Basque Country. Competitions are commonly held at most festivals, especially town festivals and usually involve at least two individuals or…
Arteondo, a harri-jasotzaile, lifting a 15 arro stone in Deba in 1924
11 people dragging a 4,000 kg (8,800 lb) stone in Eibar in 1940
A harri-jasotzaile lifting the stone.