basque heritage worldwide
11/18/2014
Organized by the Zingirako Euskaldunak Basque club in Chascomus, in the province of Buenos Aires, Udaleku (Basque summer camp) is for children between the ages of 13-16 and will begin on January 5. For a week, participants will enjoy various cultural and sporting activities linked to the Basque Country. The deadline to register is December 13.
11/17/2014
As a tradition, this year’s closing banquet also became one of the largest attended events at Semana Nacional. In Republica de los Niños, taking advantage of the wonderful spring weather, the delegations could see the last dance performances and say farewell until next year. During lunch there were also prizes awarded for the Euskera contest.
11/17/2014
We know that traveling to the Basque Country is a constant wish of Basques in the Diaspora, and that it s a dream that comes true in many cases. More and more tourists also consider the Basque Country as an attractive and interesting destination. For all of them, there is a new online magazine “Basque Country Magazine,” that will be a discovery publication for cell phones and tablets with photos, interviews, articles, directions…everything necessary to travel, in person or virtually to the land of the Basques.
11/14/2014
Getting to the end of the week, EuskalKultura.com’s photo album on the large Basque festival that took place from November 1-9, in La Plata is also filling up. The complete chronicle will close on Monday but, in the meantime, here is the second part of Saturday's Gala.
11/14/2014
Director, Iñigo Asensio, has traveled through 12 countries and has interviewed Basques who live far from the Basque Country and who barley have an opportunity to speak Basque in their daily lives for his documentary Euskara Munduan. Analyzing their relationship with the language, and what it means to them was his goal. “I realized that it is something carried inside, that connects us to our identity,” he says. From Ethiopia to Guatemala I have gathered dozens of testimonies that can be seen on ETB on December 3, as part of the International Day of Euskera. Here is the trailer of the project.
11/14/2014
In Reno, Nevada a group of women went out for dinner in April, after Neena Laxalt sent an email to 35 of her contacts. All of them showed up. They talked, enjoyed the food and the drinks, and had a great time. The next meeting was organized by Florence Larraneta Frye, on September 21. It was, again, a great success: “Everybody showed up, we almost had more people than room,” she told EuskalKultura.com. The next meeting will be on the 13th of December, at the Louis Basque Corner restaurant, in Reno, when she expects 75 people. “This is growing because it’s important for them.”
11/13/2014
Basque classes began at Zaragoza’s Basque club last Monday, and organizers are very satisfied with the community response. There were 17 students taking classes this spring and the class became a place to have a really good time according to Igor Zabala, club member. Igor himself, along with another member, Mikel Bergara are this year’s teachers. “There has always been a lot of interest in Euskera here, and request for classes were always coming in, so we finally decided Aurten bai! Yes this year!,” they told EuskalKultura.com..
11/13/2014
Dantzaris from all over the country and Uruguay, once again took the stage at Semana Vasca, this year at the Club Atenas to give the audience a colorful spectacle of traditional dances. Following our photo chronicle and summary of the first part of Saturday evening at Semana Nacional Vasca Argentina 2014 in La Plata.
11/13/2014
Born in Sao Paulo, Pilar Alava is a 37 year old Brazilian Basque, who was elected this year president of the Eusko Alkartasuna Basque club. Gernika Kuttun is the name of their headquarters and they are celebrating its 55th anniversary this month. “You are all invited,” she says.
11/12/2014
Once again Basque became the point of attraction for hundreds of people who gathered in La Plata to enjoy this feeling, to strengthen it and share it with their peers. The ways to get better acquainted with the Basque Country and its culture can be, nevertheless, very different and so that is why the program of this year’s SNV included various proposals in hopes of reaching everyone including each one of their guests. We continue the photo chronicle today in the gallery.
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