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Basque Sport: Basque Rural Sports, Basque Bowls, Euskaltel-Euskadi, Cross Internacional Juan Muguerza, Aizkolaritza, Cross Zornotza

Basque Sport: Basque Rural Sports, Basque Bowls, Euskaltel-Euskadi, Cross Internacional Juan Muguerza, Aizkolaritza, Cross Zornotza


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Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Pages: 30. Chapters: Basque rural sports, Basque bowls, Euskaltel-Euskadi, Cross Internacional Juan Muguerza, Aizkolaritza, Cross Zornotza, Cross Internacional Valle de Llodio, Estropadak, Kontxako Bandera, Idi probak, Harrijasotzaileak, Bolo palma, Korrika. Excerpt: Basque rural sports, known as Herri Kirolak in Basque, is the term used for a number of sports competitions rooted in the traditional lifestyles of the Basque people. They are called deporte rural vasco or simply deportes vascos in Spanish and force basque in French. Virtually all Basque rural sports have their origin in the two main historical occupations, the baserritarra (farmer) and arrantzalea (fisher), with a larger percentage hailing from the rural background. The sociological changes in the Basque Country have led many of these becoming technically obsololete in the 19th and 20th century. Few continue to exist as rural or marine activities connected to everyday life and have become rare but many have managed to transform themselves into popular sports instead, some of which have become extremely popular. Winners receive a Basque beret (txapela) as a trophy, hence the Basque word for "champion," txapeldun, literally "one who has a beret." Betting, both by the competitors and the audience, is very common and popular at such sporting events. Basque style wood-chopping on the Trinitate Plaza in San Sebastian.In 2006 the Basque Government identified 18 particular rural sports, called H18K, in its Strategic Plan for promotion. These 18 categories are (in alphabetical order): Literally "axe test," this rural sport more commonly known as aizkolaritza, from the Basque word for a wood-cutter. This is a very popular sport today but its origins are to be found in the rural wood cutting and charcoal burning communities of earlier periods. In this competition, the wood cutter has...


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  • ISBN-13: 9781157652427
  • Publisher: Books LLC, Wiki Series
  • Publisher Imprint: Books LLC, Wiki Series
  • Height: 246 mm
  • No of Pages: 32
  • Spine Width: 2 mm
  • Weight: 77 gr
  • ISBN-10: 1157652425
  • Publisher Date: 05 Jul 2011
  • Binding: Paperback
  • Language: English
  • Returnable: N
  • Sub Title: Basque Rural Sports, Basque Bowls, Euskaltel-Euskadi, Cross Internacional Juan Muguerza, Aizkolaritza, Cross Zornotza
  • Width: 189 mm


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