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For another year, the Day of the Basque Homeland, Aberri Eguna reached Basque clubs all over the world.  There were notable activities, as well as more familiar ones, and many clubs remembers the Basque Country, the land of their origin and ancestors.  Following is a photo gallery from some of these celebrations in Lima, Santiago, Chile, Mexico City and in Bristol, England. 

Donostia-San Sebastian.   The Aberri Eguna festivities spread though Basque clubs around the world, with all kinds of activities.  Following is a photo gallery with images from some of these.

In Peru, for example, the Euskal Etxea in Lima and the Limako Euskal Gazteria group repeated the same plan as last year and went outside of Lima, to Pachamac, where they spent the day at a farm with a pool, celebrating, eating and enjoying the wonderful atmosphere.  In Mexico, the Basque club celebrated with a meal, where they presented a sapling from the Tree of Gernika that will be planted at the club, and where they raffled another five among the members.  In England, the young Bristol Basque Club celebrated its first Aberri Eguna with a picnic in the park.

In Santiago, Chile the Euzko Etxea there organized a complete celebration over two days.  The first, on Sunday March 27, with mass (with the Basque choir), followed by a private ceremony at the club, around the sapling of the Tree of Gernika, where they sang “Gernikako Arbola” with txistularis Raimundo and Aitor Riquelme  who also played Gernikako Arbola and traditional songs like “Ikusi Mendizaleak” on the txistu and tamboril.

The main event took place on Sunday, April 3, with a day of activities at the clubhouse.  In the morning, the events began with mass, followed by a kalejira with the dantzaris, accompanied by the txistularis from the church to the clubhouse.  At noon there were pelota matches at the fronton and the Itxaropen Gaztea dance group performed at 2pm with the Basque choir and the txistularis.  At 3pm the meal was served and the day concluded with a dance.