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Cake, singers mark new attractions at 53rd annual Basque festival in Los Banos (en Merced Sun Star)

16/05/2017

Basque singers and “Gateau Basque” are new to this year’s annual Basque Festival and Picnic Sunday at the Los Banos Fairgrounds. The festival and picnic event is a longstanding tradition honoring the Basque heritage and population in Los Banos and the Central Valley entering its 53rd year, Mike Etchepare said.

Enlace: Merced Sun Star

Vikaas Shanker. Etchepare, the president of the host Los Banos Basque Club, said the event has been a center of ethnic celebration.

“We have a large Basque population,” Etchepare said. “It’s a good opportunity for all of us to get together and promote our culture.”

The day starts out with a Catholic mass in English and Basque at 10 a.m. in the O’Banion Hall on the fairgrounds.

Lunch is served between 12:30 and 2 p.m., including barbecued lamb chops, lamb stew, beans, bread, cheese, wine and salads. Lunch tickets are purchased at the door, $22 for adults and $12 for children ages 12 and under.

It’s also the first year the Basque picnic will serve the Gateau Basque, or a Basque cake, Etchepare said.

Following lunch, at 2:30 p.m., performances will start. The Los Banos and San Francisco Basque dancers are coming back to perform accompanied by the San Francisco Klika and bertsolari.

New this year is a singing performance by a Basque language class with students ages 3 and up.

The festival will also bring back its weight carrying and tug-of-war competitions, in addition to more music and dance.

“It’s nice to come together to promote our culture, educate our kids on language, custom and dance,” Etchepare said.



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