Investigacion

The Basques maintain a language, Euskera, which is not related to any of those around him and is estimated before the entry of the Indo-Europeans, like Celtic. Among the various hypotheses of the origin of Basques one indicates the permanence, at least from the Neolithic to the territory they occupy. The language expresses a specific cultural base that has evolved over time and relationships withother cultures that came to the territory. The most influential was the Roman and the introduction, from her, of Christianity, which replaced the old religion that developed in the lands they occupied Basque speakers in those days. Christianity imposed its ways and masked indigenous cults and deities that were shaping the Basque mythological universe.
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Religious festivities
Thefestivity of the Virgin of Begoña
A first sample Basque festival in Havana it was undoubtedly the welcome given to the Thirds in 1869 by the Provincial Vascongados Basque sent to fight in the Ten Years' War, from 1868 to 1878. This popular acclaim organized by prominent Basque few years preceded the creation of the AVNB. Welcome acts which represented the first "public celebration" of Basquecharacter of the city.
The reason of their mythology
The late Father pointing Christianization Joxemiel Barandiaran in his "Primitive man in the Basque Country", especially in those remote parts of the Roman paths, could be the cause of the survival of the early stages religion Basque until very late compared to the rest of Europe; example of this would be the remains of two separate settlements inthe foothills of pagan Aralar even in the thirteenth century. Because it would not be surprising that the archetype of the Goddess Mari, for example, has survived to the present day, albeit in many cases demonized by the Church
GODS
It is a god of nature female living in all summits of the Basque mountains, receiving a name every mountain (besides being related and sometimes mistaken Amalur)Ortzi. God of thunder and storms that was worshiped. Urtzi was transformed into Ortzi when His anger is unleashed by the earth, when storms are triggered. Feared God so different methods were used to protect the association as spells to deal with the storms.
Eguzki. Named the sun. They worshiped the sun for excellence as well as reflect the multitude of prayers and recited phrases. He wasconsidered feminine figure. It is the eye of God and that of the life depends on earth.
Sea in relation to sea there very few myths and legends because seamen used to retain much less ancestral beliefs Many sailors came to port and told stories of giant snakes,mermaids, octopuses huge .
Classification of myths
Myths solar, lunar and celestial The sun is known in Basque with many meanings:eguzki, Ekhi, iuski ... It has a great importance for its sacredness, natural properties and its power against nocturnal spirits, witches, Lamia and the like, assigning a female divinity.The moon, illargi (and other names like ilazki, iretargi ...), also a female deity, in many places respectfully treated as a kind of grandmother. their influence is legendary as lunar phrases, on vegetation (now chosenfor planting or cutting of trees) and animals. Also at night to enlighten the souls of the dead Lamias and other geniuses.One of the beings that appear in the stories are lamias (lamin, lamiñaku, eilalamina, latsari ...), women with crow's feet, crowbar or fishtail, living in caves and wells and are located with a beautiful comb combing along the courses of rivers, sources and entrances of thecaves.Who will leave an offering overnight help them in their daily work. Are common legends that tell stories of impossible love between lamias captivating and handsome boys. At some points differs between males and females lamias.The cult of the ancestors home,Throughout history the Basques have been closely connected to the house (etxea) that means much more than just housing and, in the case...