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Bilbao, Bizkaia. The continuous reading of Basque classics organized for over a decade by the Euskaltegi Bilbo Zaharra took place yesterday in its usual place: the Arriaga Theater in the Bizkaian capital.  This fourteenth edition of the event featured the first book published in Basque Linguae Vasconum Primitiae, by Bernat Etxepare from Behe Nafarroa and published in 1545.  The reading gathered some 200 Euskaltzales who, continuously read giving voice to this significant text.

In this tribute to the language of Euskal Herria, the Diaspora could not be left out, the “eighth province,” where Basque also exists, persists and even extends and grows.  The participation of the Diaspora is thanks to the Etxepare Basque Institute, tis director, Irene Larraza; and through the Euskara Munduan Program coordinated by José Francisco Zinkunegi.

Participation from the Diaspora

[14th edition of the continuous reading of Basque Classics]

In addition to Larraza and Zinkunegi who read at the Theater, 30 institutions from outside Euskal Herria also participated in the continuous reading virtually.  The list of participants follows:

1 Euskal Etxea-Centre Cultural Barcelona (Catalonia)
2 NABO, North American Basque Organizations, Inc. San Francisco
3 Euskal Etxea-Hogar Vasco de Madrid (Spain)
4 NABO, North American Basque Organizations, Inc. Boise
5 Centro Vasco "Gure Txoko", Valladolid (Spain)
6 Ventro Vasco-Navarro Laurak Bat in Valencia
7 NABO, North American Basque Organizations, Inc. Reno
8 Euskal Etxea "Artea", Palma de Mallorca
9 Gure Txoko Basque Club inc. (Australia)
10 Pariseko Eskual Etxea (France)
11 Eusko Etxea-Casa Vasca de Santiago de Chile (Chile)
12 Bordeleko Eskualdunen Biltzarra Bordeaux (France)
13 Euzko Etxea-Casa Vasca de Valparaiso (Chile)
14 Erromako Associazione Culturale Euskara (Italy)
15 FEVA, Federation of Basque Entities in Argentina, Toki Eder de José C. Paz
16 London Basque Society (England)
17 Berlineko Gernika Deutsch-Baskischer Kulturvererein e.v. (Germany)
18 FIVU, Federation of Basque Institutions in Uruguay 
19 Asociación Vasco Navarra de Beneficencia de La Habana (Cuba)
20 Bruselako Euskal Etxea (Belgium)
21 Sao Paulo  Euskal Etxea (Brazil)
22 Mexico Basque Club a.c (Mexico)
23 Gure Mendietakoak Basque Culture Center Foundation (Colombia)
24 Saltoko Euskaldunen Taldea, Salto (Uruguay)
25 FEVA, Federation of Basque Entities in Argentina, Aberri Etxea in Viedma
26 NABO, North American Basque Organizations, Inc. Boise
26 Basque Community of Chile
28 "Euskal Erria" Basque Club in Montevideo (Uruguay)
29 Eusko-Brasildar Etxea – Brazilian Basque Club (Brazil)
30 Euskaldunak Association des Basques du Quebec (Canada)

Zorionak irakurle guztioi!/ Zorionak to all the readers!