Here it is Holy Week again and the folks living in Alava, Bizkaia, Gipuzkoa and Navarra are getting ready, those who can at least – to enjoy five days off from Holy Thursday to Easter Monday. EuskalKultura.com will be joining them, so that the next batch of news will be published next Tuesday on April 10.
We’re obliged to talk about Aberri Eguna these days, being one of the most celebrated festivities in Basque clubs all over the world. Yesterday we published an introductory article on the subject, but will come back next week with coverage of the different events, depending on photos and information received from clubs who hosted celebrations. Remember that even if the official date of Aberri Eguna coincides with Easter Sunday, April 8 this year, that many places in the Diaspora celebrate a week or two weeks later, depending on the tradition of each club.
We got the sad news that the Basque club of Miami has had to let its clubhouse go; the locale that has served the Txoko Alai for the past 25 years. However, activities go on and club members will still celebrate Aberri Eguna outdoors with a traditional family picnic.
In Argentina, and linked to Aberri Eguna, the sixth Aberri Eguna Dancers’ Get-Together will take place next week's Saturday and Sunday in Cañuelas, that will gather dancers from groups all over the province of Buenos Aires, among others. We must acknowledge the good work done by the board of directors and members of the Denok Bat in Cañuelas, in this city, like so many others in Argentina, whose mayor, Gustavo Arrieta, is a member of the Basque community.
It has already been two years since elections in FEVA, The Federation of Basque Entities in Argentina, so a statutory meeting will take place on April 14 to elect a new president and a large part of the board of directors. We will have more coverage next week.
On Easter Monday, as every year, the Sarako Idazleen Biltzarra book fair (Sara’s Writers’ Gathering) will take place that pays tribute this year to the Zuberoan singer Pier Pol Berzaitz and the Jakintza association, as well as serving as a framework for different book presentations and contact between writers and readers in Iparralde.
Finally, a nod to three Basque clubs who are celebrating their centennial. We have already talked about them but just to congratulate them again, the Euskal Erria of Montevideo, Uruguay; the Eusko Etxea in Santiago de Chile; and the Zazpirak Bat club in Rosario, Argentina, on their 100 years since their foundation. This Zorionak is for you! Gero arte!
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