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Buenos Aires, Argentina.  With temperatures above 30° Celsius, with few blank notebook pages, exams and evaluations…2013 came to an end and bringing the possibility of taking a brake.  In many South American clubs, the activities diminish considerably during the summer months (January, February, March) so that members can get some well-deserved rest.  Right before that, however, they celebrate the Day of Euskera and take advantage of this important date to say farewell to the year and close up operations.  In the following lines, some more of the celebrations that took place in Argentina in Azul, at the Goierri Association in La Plata, in Laprida, Mendoza, Necochea and Tandil as well as in Santiago, Chile.

[At the Gure Txokoa in Azul, Basque students and teachers held a Cine Gourmet on December 5th.  They also celebrated the end of the semester, and the end of the cooking class.  To guarantee Euskera’s presence, they showed a film in Basque. Afterwards, those present shared dishes prepared by the club cooks (photoEE)]

[The Basque Gastronomic Association “Goierri” in La Plata also celebrated Euskera Day and did so by gathering members and friends at the Club Circunvalacion.  At the dinner, celebrated on December 12, association president, Cesar Arrondo, proposed a toast for the Day of Euskera and for the 30^th anniversary of the Argentinean Democracy.  Finally, they raffled gifts among those present (photoEE)]

[At the Basque club in Laprida, Euskera Day was celebrated organized by its Eusko Txokoa library.  During dinner, many Basque learning materials were presented (photosEE)]

[Last Saturday, the Denak Bat in Mendoza provided guests an interesting program of activities that included poetry, song, skits, and a visit from Olentzero.  In addition, the club created a video that was shared on social media.  See the video here (photosEE)]

[In Necochea, there was a Pintxo-Pote for the Day of Euskera, for Basque students, members and friends.  Among the tasty pintxos and good drink thanks to teacher Maite Bilbao, guests participated in games to learn and practice the language (photosEE)]

[The Gure Etxea in Tandil has a history in regards to Basque language teacher training programs.  In fact, the city has been the site for a large number of barnetegis over the years.  That is why students and teachers always gather to celebrate the Day of Euskera.  During a brunch organized by the club, teacher Beatriz Poume presented certificates to students, including Ines Olazabal, from Tandil, who is participating in the Euskara Munduan teacher training program (photosEE)]

[As every year, the festivities reached the Santiago Euzko Etxea, on the other side of the Andes, where students and teachers enjoyed an entire day of activities.  With teachers Alvaro Montes de Oca, Alejandro Echeverria and Christian Etxeberria, young and old participated in a Soka Tira.  Following, the children sang the song, Alferraren Astea, and played with Sorgina Pirulina and Sagu Txiki.  Later, also with a game, the days of the week and months were reviewed, and they did such a great job that the Olentzero then passed out goodies.  Finally, some Basque shorts were shown (photosEE)]