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Last Friday we published news on various events to celebrate International Euskera Day (ENE) 2014 around the world.  We left the Argentine event s for this second article.  Tomorrow, on December 3^rd, Argentine Basque clubs will unite with the rest of the world to provide an ample and varied program of activities. In this article EuskalKultura.com will provide detailed information on some of the Argentina happenings. 

Buenos Aires, Argentina. Throughout the week Euskera Day Festivities are taking place in Basque clubs all over the country.  Remember that in the southern hemisphere that this date coincides with the end of the school year, and so many institutions celebrate ENE with their end of year activities.

Gure Txokoa, Azul

-WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 3: there are three activities.  At 2pm the club will welcome children of five years of age, kindergarten students from the local Jardin #1, who will celebrate Euskera’s birthday with crafts.  Teachers will share some Basque words to them and will talk to them about activities taking place at the club. At 8pm, screeming of the film Eight Basque Last Names, with the participation of local film buff, Cacho Nebbia.  Admission is free and open to the public.  Throughout the day, neighboring business will display their names in Basque; so the neighborhood bakery will be “okindegia,” the bookstore “liburudenda,” and the hairdressers, “ileapaindegia,” among others.

Euskaldunak Denak Bat, Arrecifes

-WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 3: the club will broadcast the significance of the International Day of Euskera on local media and will publish a video for ENE with the participation of Basque students, club members and Friends.  On Wednesday the 10^th, they will also have a game night in Basque at their facilities.

Unión Vasca, Bahía Blanca

-WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 3: festivities will begin at 8pm with a danborrada and later, students and teachers will take orders and thanks in Basque for Saint Francis Xavier.  Those participating in the ceremony will be given, along with their request or thanks, green, red, or White candles that will be tossed into the water and that will float during the entire ceremony.  Later there will be singing and an “Agurra.” There will also be games in Basque, and a diaporama will be showed.  To finish there will be a sing-along with songs learned throughout the year, and a pro-Basque language poster exhibit.  There will be pintxos and beverages and the event is open to the entire community.

Laurak Bat, Buenos Aires

-SATURDAY, DECEMBER 13: Laurak Bat will celebrate Euskera Day along with the end of year activities with a BBQ dinner at the club.  There will be videos and Basque karaoke.

Euskaltzaleak, Buenos Aires
-FRIDAY, DECEMBER 12: Starting at 20:30 at the headquarters of the Casal of Catalunya, Chacabuco 863.  During the evening there will be a concert by the club’s choir an exhibit of the Basque students’ activities – videos, songs and games – and a presentation of the pandero/tambourine and dance workshops.  Reservations can be made at: euskaltzaleak@yahoo.com.ar.

-Beti Aurrera, Chivilcoy
-WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 3: Representatives of the Basque Club will talk about the Euskera Day and its significance in local press and radios.

Gure Txokoa, Córdoba
-WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 3: starting at 5pm at the clubhouse, there will be a ceremony to present students their diplomas.  There will be Basque songs, games, polkas guided by members of the Cordobatarrak Dancers and a formal dinner.

Gerora, Córdoba
-WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 3: starting at 18:30 in Auditorium B of the College of Languages, Velez Sarsfield 187, the 6^th conference on Minority Languages with representatives from Quichua, Idish, Ladino, Piamontes and Basque.  Certificates will also be presented to the university students.  Students from the Txistu workshop will play and Txotx! will dance  THURSDAY, DECEMBER 4 book release in Basque, with poetry by Basque authors in bilingual books (Basque-Spanish) in public plazas, under the motto “Euskara jalgi hadi plazara.” There will also be an artistic intervention: Zirt Art, in the Plaza San Martin.

Eusko Etxea, Corpus Christi
WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 3: there will be a meeting at the club’s Atahualpa Yupanqui Library to update members and the community with a special mention of the Euskal Etxea’s newsletter.

Eusko Aterpea, Gral. Rodríguez
-THURSDAY, DECEMBER 4: as part of the International Day of Euskera celebration, the Eusko Aterpea Basque club will celebrate the 15th anniversary of when they began teaching Basque at the club.  Under the motto “Euskaldunen Hitza” the Basque group, teachers and students will hold a commemorative ceremony and a dance.  The event begins at 19:30 and will include the participation of members from the Pilar Basque club.

Toki Eder, José C. Paz
-SATURDAY, DECEMBER 6: starting at 16:30, at the clubhouse, there will be a get-together of Basque language students, members and Friends to celebrate the end of the semester.  There will be entertainment, riddles and snacks.

Basque Language and Culture lectureship at the UNLP, La Plata
MONDAY, DECEMBER 8: end of semester lunch and to celebrate Euskera Day.  During lunch the universality of the Basque language will be proclaimed.  Lunch will take place at the Modelo restaurant, in La Plata.

Oroimenez, Los Toldos
-SUNDAY, DECEMBER 14 (TBA): ENE will be celebrated as part of the local Festival of Collectivities.  There will be a txistorra stand, and the choir will sing in Basque with the cantinera 2014 also being chosen.

Denak Bat, Mar del Plata
-WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 3: at 18:30, tribute and floral offering for the International Day of Euskera at the sapling of the Tree of Gernika, Plaza San Martin.  At 20:00 paleta tournament at the Teyu Cuare Cancha, at the Denak Bat Basque club.  FRIDAY DECEMBER 5 at 19:00 showing of Eight Basque Last Names and presentation of the “Euskara Denontzat” magazine.  Location: Denak Bat Basque club library.  At 20:30 dinner.  SATURDAY, DECEMBER 13 at 21:30, celebration of the International Day of Euskera and End of the Semester with pintxo tasting.  “Euskara Denontzat,” also presented.  Visit from the Olentzero. Multi-purpose hall, Denak Bat Basque club.

 Denak Bat, Mendoza
-SATURDAY, DECEMBER 13: Genealogist, Laura Nobile will give a talk “What the Son Wishes to Forget, the Grandson wishes to Remember.” Open to the entire community, admission is free.  At the end of the talk, Basque students will do some performances and then will serve dinner.  Tickets cost $150 and reservations need to be made by December 9^th.

Urrundik, Paraná 
-WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 3: starting at 21:00 meeting at the clubhouse and celebration with members and friends.

Lagun Onak, Pergamino
-FRIDAY, DECEMBER 5: meeting at the clubhouse to celebrate Euskera Day with members and friends and explanation about the day and Saint Francis Xavier

Zazpirak Bat, Rosario
-WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 3: meeting at the clubhouse to celebrate ENE and the end of the semester, also to begin planning for 2015.  Each participate will add a Basque word to Hitz-Haritza.  Begins at 19:30.

Itxaropen, Saladillo
-FRIDAY, DECEMBER 5: inauguration of the Basque club library “Angela Catalina Azcona Carranco, who was the first club treasurer and who, when the club still didn’t have a locale, built the library in her home with more than 200 books, and let members use them for reference  and to check out.

Eusko Etxea, San Juan
-WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 3: Talk, “Euskadi and the Basque Language, Euskera” by historian Ernesto Segovia.  Begins at 19:00 at the Sarmiento Library at the Legislature in San Juan.

Euskal Etxea, San Nicolás
-SUNDAY, DECEMBER 7: Hamburgers at the Basque club with a performance of the Basque Choir.

Gure Etxea, Tandil
-WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 10: at the Tandil Basque club ENE will be celebrated with dinner and the presentation of certificates to this year’s students.

Beti Aurrera Aberri Etxea, Viedma-Carmen de Patagones
-TUESDAY, DECEMBER 2: at 21:30 dinner at the Casinos del Rio in Viedma.  There will be activities regarding ENE and a choir performance by “Abesti Beti,” the club’s dancers will perform along with local singer, “Pelusa” Rupayan.  Tickets $200.