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Buenos Aires, Argentina. Festivities and get-togethers for Aberri Eguna have been taking place throughout the month of April.  The program of events in Argentina began with the classics Dancers Get-Together organized by Denak Bat in Cañuelas and followed by several weekends with events in various corners of the country.   Dinners and lunches, music and dance, talks and documentaries…the proposals were many and varied, but always with the same goal: to celebrate the Basque Homeland.  Following is a summary of images of festivities in another round of information that we’ve received.

[In Bariloche, the Mendiko Eusko Etxea Basque club celebrated Aberri Eguna for two days in two following weekends.  On April 19^th the club raffled a 7lb. Easter Egg decorated with both the Argentinean and Basque flags.   On April 26^th there was an official ceremony at the Promenade of Communities with other local community leaders present.  After the event the club invited guests to its newly remodeled clubhouse where they planted an oak (photosEE)]

[Euskaltzaleak in Buenos Aires organized an event at 8pm at the Plaza Alfonso Rodriguez Castelao located in front of the club to celebrate Aberri Eguna and the Anniversary of the Bombing of Gernika jointly.  The event was presided over by club president, Carlos Bordagaray, who spoke about both events.  After the event the club choir and dancers performed and Mariana Fernandez Castelli, spoke on behalf of Independentistak; Cesar Arrondo and Dani Oiarbide, representing Gure Esku Dago spoke as well along with and Susana Echegoyen on behalf of Etxera (Home).  A delegation from the Basque Government was also present comprised of Asier Vallejo, Sara Pagola and Andoni Martin.  The festivities continued at the clubhouse with dinner, pintxos and song (photos EE)]

[Eusko Kultur Etxea, Ekin Publishers and Ekin Dantzari Taldea all gathered in Lizarraenea, to celebrate Aberri Eguna and the 77^th anniversary of the Bombing of Gernika on Saturday April 26^th with a program that began in the evening with the showing of the documentary Gernika 1937.  After the show the club’s dance director, Aitor Alava did an Aurresku and the evening continued with a dinner of lentils and Basque cake.  After dinner a dance took place (photosEE)]

[As every year, in General Rodriguez the Eusko Aterpea Basque club provided its members and friends a typical Argentinean BBQ.  Lunch was postponed till May 4^th and was attended by the Ekin Dantzari Taldea that was joined by the local dancers to entertain during the afternoon (photos EkinDT)]

[Without leaving the province of Buenos Aires, but in Jose C. Paz, the Toki Eder club celebrated on Sunday the 27^th at noon.  Club president, Lidia Lucia Lechardoy, stressed the importance of the date and was in charge of introducing the club’s Gure Talde Alai who danced Agurra, Trenzado Doble and Fandango.  Among the guests were representatives of local entities and the Eusko Aterpea de Gral. Rodriguez (photosEE)]

[On the Atlantic Coast, Denak Bat in Mar de Plata also celebrated Aberri Eguna with two activities.  In the morning members of the Beti Alai formed an honor guard during mass celebrated at the local cathedral.  Afterwards, the dancers performed for a large audience.  At noon, nearly 80 people gathered at the clubhouse to share a meal and have a good time (photosEE)]

[At the Gure Etxe Maitea in Olavarria was one of the first to celebrate the Day of the Basque Homeland and did so gathering members of all ages.  The dinner was held the first weekend of April with a high-quality menu, and a dance floor for anyone wishing to dance (photoEE)]