basque heritage worldwide
01/18/2021
Organizers of Jaialdi made the decision last Thursday to postpone Jaialdi until 2022. Afterwards, the group “Basque Soccer Friendly,” that was preparing a soccer match featuring Athletic Bilbao in Boise the weekend prior, also announced that its even has also been pushed back. Jaialdi is a huge festival and event that takes place every five years in Idaho’s capital city. In its present ...
01/15/2021
The Basque Cultural Center (Gure Euskal Etxea) in San Francisco is getting ready for its traditional Axoa Lunch next week. Axoa is a traditional dish in Iparralde, said to originate in the area of Ezpeleta, and includes veal, peppers from Ezpeleta and onion. Due to the pandemic this year it will be prepared in the kitchens of the Center to take away and consume at home. The schedule for pickup next ...
01/14/2021
The project entitled "Emigration from Bizkaia to the United States in the Twentieth Century from an Ethnological Perspective," presented by anthropologist Zuriñe Goitia and the philologist Asier Barandiaran, was awarded the 2021 José Miguel de Barandiaran Foundation scholarship as reported this morning by the Foundation itself. The scholarship is endowed with ten thousand euros and the ...
01/14/2021
The Liberoamerica project that is already active in Argentina and Euskal Herria, (where it functions as Liberoamerika) aims to unite different cultures and languages with special emphasis on feminism, experimentation and diversity, through the publication and dissemination of works by young creators. In 2020 they published the anthology Izotzetan islatuak and in this newly begun 2021, Liberoamerika ...
01/13/2021
A few days ago, we announced that the Euzkaldunak Basque Club in Boise adjusted its General Assembly, held annually the last week of January due to the pandemic. As a result, voting for the open spots on its Board of Directors will be carried out by mail. This time, the Txoko Ona Basque Club in Homedale also let us know that they will be holding elections in the same way.
01/12/2021
Change in the Delegation of Euskadi in Mexico. The Basque Government has approved at its Governing Council meeting this morning, the dismissal of the delegate of Euskadi in Mexico, Ibon Mendibelzua, and the appointment of Jose Maria Cazalis as the new delegate. These decissions will come into force when they are published in the Official Bulletin of the Basque Country in the coming days.
01/12/2021
EuskarAbentura is an initiative that provides 120 youth in Euskal Herria and the Diaspora the chance to tour Euskal Herria on foot for a month during the summer, getting to connect first hand in Euskera, to our culture, geography, and customs. It is also a very special opportunity to make new Basque friends. Besides passing through various towns, participants enjoy the luxury of expert local guides and ...
01/11/2021
After completing the remodeling of the clubhouse of the Euzko Etxea in New York, the oldest Basque club in North America announced another step that will be a plus to the headquarters on Eckford Street. The club’s board of directors have approached Guillermo Zubiaga, cartoonist and illustrator originally from Barakaldo who has resided in the city since 1990, to create a mural of Basque motifs. Zubiaga ...
01/11/2021
The Lagunt eta Maita Basque Club in Pau announced that the CD “Herria gogan,” by the club’s men’s choir, is now available to purchase. The album that contains 14 songs was recorded in September and October in the chapel of Our Lady of Guindales, near Pau. The situation created by the pandemic didn’t make the process any easier, but the work is now a reality and can be purchased ...
01/08/2021
In the NABO weekly newsletter, Astero, they mentioned that the federation that is comprised of Basque clubs and associations in North America will not publish its traditional wall calendar this year. As such, and to fill the void in many Basque homes all over the country, the Basque Museum and Cultural Center in Boise has created its own, so that the tradition isn’t lost. This calendar can be ...
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