#Arizkun

[beautiful-basque-country]

Carnival weekend!! Here are some portraits of the traditional characters of the very ancient masquerades from Altsasu and Arizkun (Nafarroa). We've personally been to both and they're incredible, great experiences!

Art by Galder Izagirre

[carlosjaurenaross]

Niñas Jaurena en Arizkun. 2024. Caja arte objeto.

[msostiz]

hogueras. de san juan

Un año mas voy a perderme las hogueras de san juan a lo largo de la calle txuputo, de Arizkun, pena porque no son solo las fiestas del pueblo, sino la entrada rotunda del verano, la estación de las frutas, la alegría y la vitalidad triunfantes. Las viviré desde las imágenes y los recuerdos y a verlas venir los gozos del verano. escuchare la canción de la tierra de Mahler en recuerdo del ultimo…

[galderizagirre]

- ZOMORRO,MOZORRO Euskal ihauteri paganoak, Carnavales paganos del Pais Vasco, Basque pagan Carnival #atsasukoinauteriak #arizkungoinauteriak #euskalinauteriak #basquecarnival #altsasua #arizkun (en Basque Country) https://www.instagram.com/p/BtLKkCiFICv/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=5v2gs6x2yx54

[concienciaportucuerpo-blog]

La poeta Uma Arizkun nos recomienda a la poeta Gabriela Pavinski y compartimos también sus propios versos para #NosotrasEscribimos

Aquí la transcripción de los versos de Uma Arizkun:

“Cambiemos fuerza por amor,

y en vez de ir en contra...

vayamos a favor”

¡A leer y compartir en todas las redes!

[loquemecabeenlamaleta]

Hoy hemos comido de lujo en @asador.ordoki en Arizkun. De entrante nos hemos decidido por: 🥗Ensalada templada de gulas y gambas 🍄Revuelto de ibérico con setas Para principal hemos escogido: 🥩 Solomillo con guarnición 🍗Confit de pato con salsa agridulce Y para el momento dulce: 🍋Xamingoxo 🍦Helado con chocolate caliente Comida buenísima y un ratito de charla con @mariaimbuluzqueta han hecho de la jornada perfecta. #loquemecabeenlamaleta #ordoki #baztan #restaurante #valledebaztan #arizkun #gastronomia #comidacasera #asador #sidreria #foodlover #foodstagram #foodporn #foodphotography #phonephotography #pueblosconencanto #turismorural #foodie #navarra #nafarroa #mundorural #pueblos #gastronomy #food (en Asador Ordoki) https://www.instagram.com/p/CPyL87aMaLT/?utm_medium=tumblr

[hostalsalvatierra]

hoteles en arizkun

#hotelesenarizkun #hotel #hoteles Conseguir reserva de alojamiento en hoteles en arizkun.   ¿Estás planeando un reposo en hoteles en arizkun? ¿cual opciones de alojamiento permanecen a tu disposición para usted? ¿ya ha hecho su elección y reservado su resort, o ama indagar más? Es simple de llevar en la emoción de la planificación de unas vacaciones y concluir descuidando aspectos importantes.…

[gohartz]

Arizkun night

[patriciagazquezmoreno-blog]

Arizkun. 2016. © Patricia Gázquez Moreno

[beautiful-basque-country]

kaixo girls!!! do you know the name of the basque carnival costume where women (i think?) completely cover their face with a white cloth? i remember you posted about it but i can't seem to find it on your blog

Kaixo anon!

Yes, the search feature on this hellsite works soooo well ¬_¬

We don't know exactly what you're looking for since we don't remember any traditional masquerade female character with a white cloth. Here's what we can offer to you. All of them - with one exception - can be male or female:

Maskaritak (Altsasu)

Txatxoak (Lantz)

Sagar-dantzariak (Arizkun)

Ziripot (Lantz)

Lamiak (Mundaka). Here's the exception, they're all women.

[humansofeuskadi]

Sagar-dantza

Arizkun

dantzan

[msostiz]

«Recuerdos de Miguel», por Pablo Cingolani

«Recuerdos de Miguel», por Pablo Cingolani

[galderizagirre]

- ZOMORRO,MOZORRO Euskal ihauteri paganoak, Carnavales paganos del Pais Vasco, Basque pagan Carnival #atsasukoinauteriak #arizkungoinauteriak #euskalinauteriak #basquecarnival #altsasua #arizkun (en Basque Country) https://www.instagram.com/p/BtLJ42TlUKi/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=48arhbmm89cg

[beautiful-basque-country]

I don't know if I'm okay with that blackface over there /beautiful-basque-country/707409223447986176/hi-there-im-an-american-basque-who-is-studying

Kaixo anon!

They're referring to this picture of the Maskarada from Zuberoa:

He's not in a blackface.

Not every country has the same social faux pas / offenses as the US.

Black characters in general are very usual in Basque folklore and they're not representations of poc and / or mockery of towards them. Black faces just want to show these characters are wild, that don't live in society (any member of it should be clean, right?), that they're something wild or related to wilderness and the fierce side of nature. Couple of examples:

Our very own Olentzero - Basque Santa - himself, all black, because he's a coal maker and lives alone in the woods all year.

The bear tamer of the traditional masquerade in Arizkun, that fights non-stop with the wild bear almost being as wild as the animal.

[beautiful-basque-country]

Process of the creation of this incredible mural in Arizkun by artists Jabi “Corte” Landa & Malmö House.

It depicts the traditional costume of the sagar-dantzari - the dancer of the so called “apple dance”, one of the oldest dances that still survive in Euskal Herria, devoted to spring - and the unleashed Hartza (bear), a character of the traditional Basque masquerade of Arizkun. In the flames, some people are crushing apples to make cider the old way:

Pic source

[beautiful-basque-country]

Some pics we took last Tuesday in Arizkun... while we weren’t running away from the unleashed bear!!!