Lourdes, France. Denak Elgarrekin is the Basque association in Bigorre, in Gascony, that includes Basques who wish to maintain and transmit the Basque culture and feeling in the area of Lourdes. As everyone else, they are also confined to their houses because of the Coronavirus. The association that is active all year long has a choir and a dance group that usually participates in the area when a Basque presence or cultural collaboration is required, although it has yet to register as a Basque club with the Basque Government.
It held its General Assembly in Lourdes in January and the board of directors is now comprised of:
- Co-presidents: Christelle Oxandabaratz and Evelyne Lonca
- Vice-presidents: Pierre Iribarne and Jacques Bascou
- Treasurer: Jean-Pierre Arla
- Secretaries: Monique Ibarrondo and Chantal Barrangou
- Directors: Maïté Urruty, Berthe Lardeux and Patrick Etchegoinberry
- Honorary President: Charles Etchepareborde
They are currently publishing a phrase or refrain on their Facebook page daily including its French translation, in this case translated into English. Here are some of them:
-"Nun min, han hatz"
(Scratch where it itches)
-"Zer da edertasuna ? Iraute gabeko ontasuna"
(What is beauty? A fleeting good)
-"Ile luzeak ez du adimendua luzatzen, ez eta ile laburrak laburtzen"
(Long harr does not decrease intelligence any more than short hair decreases it)
- "Miresten ez dakienak adimendu guti"
(Who cannot admire cannot discern)
- "Gaizki esanak barkatu, ondo esanak ondo hartu"
(Forgive the bad that is said and hold on to the good)
- "Gertatzen ez denik ez da"
(It isn’t if it hasn’t happened)
- "Apiril euritsu, urte kakatsu"
(Rainy April, lousy year)
- "Beha ez dagona aintzinara lerra daite gibelara"
(He who doesn’t look ahead may slip backwards)
- "Etzakala trufa zaharra, izan beita hi bezala"
(Don’t make fun of the old, they were once young like you!)
- "Hazi ta hezi"
(Nourish and raise)
- "Arrantzaliak, bihotz zabalak"
(Fishermen, big hearts)
- "Zaldiz joan eta astoz itzuli"
(Party on horseback and return on a donkey)
- "Bihar ere eguzkia aterako duk"
(Tomorrow is another day)
- "Gerla urte, gezur urte"
(Year of war, year of lies)
- "Apiril ona ikusteko ehun urte bizi behar omen da"
(To see a nice April, it is said you need to live for 100 years)
- "Erratea da aisa, egitea da latz"
(Talking is easy, doing is hard)
- "Nekatzen da emailea, baina ez hartzailea"
(The one that gives tires, but not the one who takes)
- "Muntra gelditurik ere, denbora joan"
(Even if your watch has stopped, time doesn’t)
- "Denbora berri, ohitura berri"
(New times, new habits)
- "Oilar txikiak kukuruku handia"
(Little rooster, big cock-a-doddle-doo)
- "Biziak hiltzia berekin zor"
(Life has a debt; death)
- "Norat joan jakiteko, nundik jin jakin behar"
(To know where you are going, you need to know where you’re coming from)
"Gauza gutxi, beti goxo"
(Rarity is always pleasing)
- "Olatu bare-barea, olatu handiaren hasiera"
(Peaceful waves precede the storm)
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