Bertsolaritza
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Bertsolaritza Basque pronunciation: or bertsolarism is the art of singing improvised songs in Basque according to various melodies and rhyming patterns. Bertsos can be composed at a variety of occasio
The bertsolari Mattin Treku composing a bertso in Sare in 1960
A title page of Bertsolariya, a bertso paper that appeared between 1931 and 1932
Bertsolaris Larralde and Hiriart performing in Sara, Labourd (1936)
Popular bertsolaris of the mid-1970s
Sagardotegi
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A sagardotegi is a type of cider house found in the Basque Country where Basque cider and traditional foods such as cod omelettes are served. Modern sagardotegis can broadly be described as a cross be
Bertsolaritza
…bertsolaritza tradition. Bertsolaritza is practised both formally at competitions and informally at a wide variety of occasions, for example when visiting a Basque cider house, to give voice to a particular emotion or to settle a debate. More formal competitions are often held at occasions such as town festivals or fairs. The…
The txotx in a semi-traditional sagardotegi in San Sebastián, Basque Country
Pressing apples in a traditional way without a press using a wooden mallet called 'pisoi'
A txotx
The main square of Astigarraga with the stones and track for the idi-probak