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Villa Maria, Argentina.  The bad weather gave in last Sunday morning so that mass and the dancing in the plaza could take place without any problem at the Grotto of the Virgin of Pompeya. Continuing the day’s activities, more than 1000 diners gathered at noon in the Bomarraca Hall to share a farewell meal.  The last bit of the festival included the awards for posters in Basque and the organizers said good-bye by presenting delegations a book of poetry.  Here is the fifth and final photo chronicle.

[Located along the promenade, club dancers performed a typical dance in the plaza on Sunday: Flower Arcs (photo EuskalKultura.com)]

[The boys also had the chance to show their talent and did so with ezpatadantza and San Migel (photo EuskalKultura.com)]

[Next boys and girls joined together to do mixed arcs.  This dance was done by dancers of all ages (photo EuskalKultura.com)]

[The dancer’s official farewell came in the form of a Fandango and a huge kalejira (photo EuskalKultura.com)]

[The dance performances in the plaza were accompanied by live music thanks to the Argentinean txistularis (photo EuskalKultura.com)]

[The best Basque poster was also chosen.  This year’s winner was the Union Vasca of Bahia Blanca (photo EuskalKultura.com)]

[Students in Bahia Blanca receiving the award from the Rio Cuarto Basque teacher, Pablo Cufre (photo EuskalKultura.com)]

[There were also prizes for second and third places.  Second place went to the Zazpirak Bat in Rosario, presented by Ismael Martinez de Alegria Villa Maria club president (photo EuskalKultura.com)]

[Third place went to the Basque students at Gure Ametza in Rio Cuarto, presented by the hosting club’s secretary Dario Azumendi (photo EuskalKultura.com)]

[After lunch, local Basque club President Ismael Martinez de Alegria, FEVA’s president Ricardo Basterra and the Secretary General of Foreign Action of the Basque Government, Marian Elorza addressed the public and stressed their positive feedback of the event (photo EuskalKultura.com)]

[On Thursday the 7^th, the program included an anthology of Basque poets.  The book done by the literary group Paco Urondo, entitled, Embracing that Land-Lurralde hori besarkatuz gathers works of a great number of poets.  After lunch on Sunday, to close the festivities, organizers gave a copy of the book to each club present.  In the photo, representatives from Basque institutions with the book in hand. Anitz urtez eta datorren urtera arte!!!!!!!!!! (photo EuskalKultura.com)]