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final result, over a month later:

i always overdo the amount of time in salt, so i have to end up putting them in water again so they arent as salty. in the jars, i put thyme, fennel, and rosemary for flavor, and one or two pieces of cut up lemon to avoid oxidation. i filled the jars up with water, and covered it with a layer of olive oil to prevent mold from forming.

now, we wait at least two months for the final taste test!

freshly picked olives // after two weeks in salt

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idk how many people are interested in this, but mozilla has a project to create an open-source voice database, called common voice. you can help this project by submitting public domain sentences, verifying other people's sentences, recording yourself reading the sentences, and listening to other people's recordings.

they need 10k hours of recordings for each language. so far, english, which has the most hours, has 2.6k hours recorded, and 2k of them have been verified. so, if english has this many hours, you can imagine how little hours other, less spoken and minoritized languages have.

please, if you don't know what to do with your free time, this is a very cool easy project to take part in!

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one thing i think we don’t talk about enough in spain about the dictatorship and someone’s passion for dams is the amount of submerged ghost towns there are in spain. every year in summer, the weather people on tv love to talk about how quirky it is that you can see the bell tower of whichever submerged town because the damn is dry enough, but we really don’t think about the suffering of all the families that were displaced from their homes

for example. the town of mediano, in aragon. this is a picture of the town in 1933 vs whats currently left of it:

and here are some of the residents of the town when they had to leave their homes:

you see that? theyre leaving while the water is rising. they didnt warn them on when they would open the gates and the water would rise. they had no time to gather their belongings. some people were lucky enough that they were able to get stuff out of their homes, most people, when they got to their homes, the water had already risen and flooded their houses.

the water we consume and the crops we eat, are quite literally marked with the suffering of thousands of families that were displaced from their homes.

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Léxico aragonés usado en el dialecto aragonés

Al dialecto aragonés también se le puede llamar baturro. El idioma aragonés ha tenido una gran influencia en el dialecto baturro, ya que el idioma se hablaba por casi todo el Reino de Aragón. Estas palabras son recuerdo de esa historia.

Aragonese dialect can also be called baturro. The aragonese language has had a great influence in the baturro dialect, since it used to be spoken in most of the Kingdom of Aragón. These words are the remains of this history

*Nota: Algunos de estos términos sólo los he oído en mi casa, y otros están bastante en desuso, especialmente en Zaragoza. Aún así, he oído a bastante gente de varios pueblos usar muchos de estos términos.

*Note: I have only heard some of these expressions at home, and others are becoming obsolete, especially in Zaragoza (the capital). Still, I have heard quite a lot of people from various smaller towns use some of these expressions.

baturro - español - english

ababol - amapola; persona simple y distraída - poppy flower; easily distracted person

adubir - dar abasto - be enough; cope

alcorce - atajo - shortcut

alberge - albaricoque - apricot

alparcero - cotilla - gossiper; nosy person

apoquinar - pagar - to pay

arguellau - flaco, delgado - skinny, slanky

bateaguas - paraguas - umbrella

batir - romper - to break

boira - niebla - fog

bozar - atascar - to clog

brozas - chapucero - sloppy person

capazo - conversación larga y espontánea - long spontaneous conversation

carnuz - carroña - carrion

chabisque - lodo, fango; lío, desorden - mud; mess

chafardear - cotillear - to gossip

chandrío - lío, destrozo, follón - mess

china chana - poco a poco - little by little, slowly

chipiado/chupido - mojado - wet

coca - torta de harina - flat flour cake

desustanciado - sin sabor; persona con poca sustancia - unflavored; dry person with no personality

dorondón - niebla muy espesa - extremely dense fog

empentón - empujón - shoeve, push

encorrer - perseguir - to run after

esbafarse - irse el gas (de una bebida) - to be left without gas (usually a drink)

esbalizar - resbalar - to slip

esbalizaculos - tobogán - (playground) slide

escañarse - atragantarse - to choke

escobar - barrer - to sweep

escoscado - limpio, arreglado - clean, tidy

escuchetes - en voz baja - a whisper

falsa - desván - attic

fato - tonto; oscense - dumb, stupid; person from Uesca

gayata - bastón, palo - walking stick, sheepherder stick

gorrín - pequeño (dedo gorrín) - small (dedo gorrín=pinky toe/finger)

ibón - lago pirenaico - pyrenean lake

ir de propio - ir a propósito - go on purpose

ir/llevar a corderetas - a caballito - piggyback ride

jauto - soso, sin sabor - unflavored

laminero - goloso - person with a sweet tooth

lifara - comida popular, banquete, convite - feast, popular meal

litonero - almez - hackberry

lurte - alud - avalanche

matután - persona grande, torpe - big person, usually clumsy

mueso - mordisco - bite

olivera - olivo - olive tree

ordio - cebada - barley

panizo - maíz - corn

pedugo - niño pequeño - small child

pincho - arreglado, elegante - tidy, elegant

pizco - pellizco - pinch

pocastrazas - persona con poca habilidad para algo - person with little ability to do something

pozal - cubo - bucket

pueyo - monte - hill, mount

rasmia -energía, garbo - energy

reblar - ceder, darse por vencido - to yield, to give up

rujiar - rociar - to spray, to drizzle

saputo - sabiondo - know-it-all, smart alec

tajador - sacapuntas - pencil sharpener

tozolón - tropezón, caída - stumble, fall

tozal - monte pequeño - hill

trafucar - confundir - to confuse

tronada - tormenta - storm

zagal - chico jóven - young man

zarrio - trasto sin uso - junk, useless

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just updated the folder with the aragonese-spanish-catalan dictionary that the aragonese language academy recently published!

finally decided to make a mega folder with all the resources and articles and anything i can find about aragonese (there are some articles that are even about catalan of aragon!). obviously there aren’t very many things but i’ll add to it as things come out, since i am expecting that the future can only (hopefully) get better for the language <3

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[I can do little to stop the extinction of living aragonese, which at this point seems almost inevitable, but the ability to contribute to its recorded history is in my hands, so that, if this sad pronostic is fulfilled, no one can deny that it existed]

-Guillermo Tomás Faci, from El aragonés medieval. Lengua y Estado en el reino de Aragón

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@motsimages asked me if i could explain some aragonese names, so here it is. all data is taken from the ine. the data might not be 100% accurate, since the ine only represents provinces with more than 5 people with that name, but it gives us an idea.

Acher-mountain in the val d’echo. currently there are 209 achers in aragon

Aimar-while this name in euskera is used for boys, in aragonese it is traditionally a girls’ name. there are 26 girls in aragon with this name.

Alodia-a saint of uncertain origin, it has a lot of veneration in the altoaragon. there are currently 90 alodias in aragon.

Anayet-mountain peak in the val de tena. there are 33 girls named anayet in uesca and zaragoza (from now on, zgz). also shoutout to the 8 anayets in navarra😌

Ánchel-and here we start with the translated names (with questionable orthography). equivalent of ángel. there are 48 ánchels in uesca and zgz. (for example, ánchel conte)

Bizén/Vicén-equivalent of vicente. there are 12 in aragon

Casbas-virgin of casbas. there is a romería celebrated in ayerbe for the virgin of casbas. theres also two towns named casbas (de biescas and de uesca)

Chabier-equivalent of javier. there are 42 in uesca and zgz

Chordi-there isnt data for this name, but i couldnt leave it out. patron saint of aragon, and equivalent of jorge. can also be jordi (in the more oriental parts of aragon)

Chuan-equivalent of juan

Cillas-virgin of cillas. evil spelling would be zillas. there is no data but i know of one person with this name so i guess it counts for something

Francho-català has cisco, spanish has paco, we have francho. equivalent of francisco, there are 105 franchos registered (including francho nagore and francho sarrablo), plus the ones named francisco that are called francho as diminutive.

Iguazel-another virgin, this one with veneration in castiello de jaca (chaca)

Ixeya-mountain peak in the vall de benás. there are 163 in uesca and zgz

Izarbe-one of the most common aragonese names (604 between the three provinces!!!). it is euskera in origin (apparently it means “under the stars”, with izar=stars and be=under (?)). there was an old medieval town with that name, and i believe a church too

Jara/Xara-of arabic origin, meaning “with a lot of vegetation”. this name is common all throughout spain, but the highest incidences are in the aragonese provinces (269 in uesca, 25 in teruel, and 315 in zgz, bringing in a total of 609 jaras)

Ibón-im ngl, we share this one with euskal herria <3. ibón means “glacial lake of the pyrenees” so yeah some ppl might think its weird to be named this, but apparently, theres men called ibón! there are 82 in aragón (compared to the over 3000 in euskadi😳)

Lizer/Licer-apparently its the equivalent of licerio (which i have never heard before). there are 150 lizers and 13 licers in aragon

Lorién-equivalent of lorenzo, san lorién is the patron saint of uesca. probably the most popular aragonese name for boys, there are 564 loriéns in aragon.

Malena-equivalent of magdalena, it is not a name only used in aragon, there are 208 girls with this name here

Orosia-patron saint of jaca, also is kind of an old person’s name. again, it is a name used in a lot of other spanish provinces, but the incidence is by far the highest in uesca, with 64 women with this name, and 11 in zgz

Pueyo-ngl this just means hill or peak (like puig in català). but there is also a virgen del pueyo so theres definitely women with this name

Salas-there is an ermita de salas in uesca (very very famous with uni ppl😌😩). there are 36 salas’ in aragon (all in uesca)

Zilia-can also be spelled cilia, but barely used. equivalent of cecilia. there are 25 zilias in aragon according to the ine, but according to hoyaragon there are 33

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intervention in the Aragonese courts by Nacho Escartín in the three languages of Aragón, revindicating its use and protection, while the opposing parties (pp and vox) walk out and interrupt him

https://youtu.be/DUxax_ykszU

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ya tenemos academia aragonesa de la lengua! /// aragon finally has the aragonese academy of language

aragon now has an organism to protect and promote the use of aragonese and catalan of aragon, two languages that are recognized but do not have any protection under aragonese law.

the academy will have two sections, the institute of aragonese, and the institute of aragonese catalan

we now join the basque, catalan, asturian, galician, and aranés speakers in chiringuito privileges!!

[minglana]

entalto aragón | entalto lo pueblo | entalto l'aragonés

barranco d'os burros, exea d'albarracín, chulio '21

[minglana]

[Writing out my notes from last summer, I realize that I might never again hear a "ye" from people from the village. Nor an "enta", "feito" or "forato".

Sadly, gathering the way of speaking here, is to make history. An oral history that has very little time left, if it's not too late.]

this is why we need to protect minority languages. not only by appreciating them, but by making them official in the territories theyre spoken in

oficialidat ya!

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aragonese doesn't back off in its effort to also exist in audiovisual platforms

[ara] Dica agora, la lechislación cheneral de l'audiovisual nomás ha establiu percentaches obligatorios de contenius y financiamiento minimas pa lo castellán, sin indicación ni reconoixencia d'atras luengas existents en o Estau espanyol, dillá d'a retorica vueda de conteniu que existe en atros textos legals. Esto impide que los ninos, los chovens y lo publico per lo cheneral desfruten de l'amplio abanico disponible de programas, series y cintas en a suya luenga.

[cat] Fins ara, la legislació general de l'audiovisual només ha establert percentatges obligatoris de continguts i finançament mínims per al castellà, sense indicació ni reconeixement d'altres llengües existents a l'Estat espanyol, més enllà de la retòrica buida de contingut que existeix en altres textos legals. Això impedeix que els nens, els joves i el públic en general gaudeixin de l'ampli ventall disponible de programes, sèries i pel·lícules en la seva llengua.

[en] Until now, general legisation of audiovisuals has only established mandatory minimal content and financial percentages for Spanish, without indication or recognition of other existing languages in the Spanish state, other than the empty existing rhetoric in other legal texts. This prevents kids, young people and the general public enjoying the wide variety of programs, series, and movies available in their mother tongue.

minority languages in spain deserve media content in our own languages too!

[minglana]

ebro river in zaragoza

november 1st, 2021 // december 14, 2021

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Traje Ansotano, part 3: Fiesta/Festivities

The traje ansotano is the dresses that the people of the Ansó valley in the Aragonese Pyrenees would wear. They are one of the oldest dress traditions of Europe, and its use declined in the 1970s. Since then, there has been a celebration on the last Sunday of August every year (except 2020) called "El día del Traje Ansotano", or "The day of the Ansotano dress", to show the diversity and singularity all their dresses have. In three posts, I will try to explain the many dresses they have (Daily life, Festivities, and Weddings)

Traje de bautizá/cristianá, or baptism dress:

Traje de periquillo (Confirmation suit, the one with the hat) and traje d'o saigüelo colorau (First comunion suit, the one with the red skirt and no apron):

The traje de periquillo is worn by both girls and boys, while the traje d'o saigüelo colorau is only worn by the girls.

Traje de fiesta de mozo, the men's suit for celebrations:

This suit is similar to the traje de padrino, but they do not wear the anguarina (jacket)

Traje de fiesta de muller, women's outfit for celebrations:

Under the head covering, the women always wear the peinado de churros, as seen in the next picture.

Traje de cofradía, worn by the woman who would overlook the festivites on Jan. 20th, for St. Sebastian:

Since this is for a celebration, the churros will be red, for everyday outfits, the churros were made with a black handkerchief.

And finally, the Traje de alcalde, worn by the mayor for all official events:

The picture on the right is the mayor of Ansó, Sebastián Pérez Ornat, in 1924.

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saw it on twitter, cant help but bring it here

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Traje Ansotano, part 1: Diario/Daily

The traje ansotano is the dresses that the people of the Ansó valley in the Aragonese Pyrenees would wear. They are one of the oldest dress traditions of Europe, and its use declined in the 1970s. Since then, there has been a celebration on the last Sunday of August every year (except 2020) called "El día del Traje Ansotano", or "The day of the Ansotano dress", to show the diversity and singularity all their dresses have. In three posts, I will try to explain the many dresses they have (Daily life, Festivities, and Weddings)

Traje de treballo de muller, everyday working outfit for the women:

The basquiña (green skirt) would be folded, and they would wear manguitos on their forearms so as to not get the clothes dirty.

Traje de treballo de hombre, everyday working outfit for the men, be it sheepherders, working the fields, or going to the mountains:

They wear black socks, and a shirt covering the vest to protect it from getting dirty. They could also wear a zamarra, made usually from sheep or cow skin, to protect them from the cold.

Traje pa diario d'os críos, everyday outfit for the little kids, before they took first communion. After that they would start wearing the "grown-up" suits:

Traje de saigüelo, worn by women to go to Sunday mass:

The dress is the normal everyday dress, but on top of the head scarf, they put the white head covering. The tassel in the middle marks the halfway mark, so the woman knows to put it between her eyes so it's even.