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New York, NY.  New York’s Basque club will celebrate Santo Tomas tomorrow as well as welcome the Olentzero, rounding out this year’s activities.  The event starts at 16:00 in Brooklyn at the clubhouse, and attendees are encouraged to dress in traditional Basque clothing to liven up the atmosphere. 

Festivities will begin with a Santo Tomas fair, just like in the Basque Country: there will be booths with taloa, cider, wine, sandwiches and txistorra that attendees can visit while tasting all of the products. 

During the evening carols will be sung while the little ones await the star of the show, the Olentzero, who will come loaded with gifts.  He should arrive around 18:00.  Anyone who wishes to attend should RSVP to Jon Cerezal (cerezal_oronoz@hotmail.com) or Maria Kontel if you are brining kids (to have an idea for the gifts): mariacontel@brooklyn.cuny.edu.

At Barcelona’s Euskal Etxea Santo Tomas will also be celebrated tomorrow at 18:00.  There will be drinks through the streets of the Ribera neighborhood with txistularis, trikitilaris, dantzaris and txalapartaris, ending at the txoko for a txistorra and cider tasting.  Cheers!