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
Arteondo, a harri-jasotzaile, lifting a 15 arro stone in Deba in 1924
Luxia chopping a trunk with a 2.10m diameter in 1949
11 people dragging a 4,000 kg (8,800 lb) stone in Eibar in 1940
A harri-jasotzaile lifting the stone.
Basques
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Basques are a Southwestern European ethnic group, characterised by the Basque language, a common culture, shared genetic ancestry to the ancient Vascones and Aquitanians, and are considered among the
Basque rural sports
…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. The term force basque is used in French. Virtually all regional Basque rural sports have their origin in the two main historical occupations, the…
Sorginetxe dolmen next to the stream and cave Leze, home to legends featuring mythological character Mari
Monument to the Charters in Pamplona (1903)
Mountains of the Basque Country
Leitza, in Navarre