Basque cultural customs, traditions, and etiquette vocabulary, one custom or term per card.
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- Aurresku
- A traditional Basque dance performed as a sign of honor or respect at celebrations
- Ikurriña
- The Basque flag, with a green cross and white saltire on a red background
- Euskara
- The Basque language, a language isolate not related to any other known language family
- Euskal pilota
- Basque pelota, a traditional ball sport played against a wall
- Herri kirolak
- Rural Basque sports, such as stone lifting and wood chopping, tied to traditional farming life
- Harri-jasotzea
- Stone lifting, a traditional Basque rural sport testing strength
- Aizkolaritza
- Wood chopping competitions, a traditional Basque rural sport
- Trikitixa
- Traditional Basque accordion music, often paired with a tambourine
- Txistu
- A traditional three-holed flute used in Basque folk music
- Bertsolaritza
- The traditional art of improvised sung verse, a major part of Basque oral culture
- Bertsolaria
- A performer of bertsolaritza, who improvises sung verses often in competition
- Olentzero
- A traditional Basque Christmas figure, a coal-worker character who brings gifts to children
- San Fermin jaiak
- The Running of the Bulls festival held in Pamplona each July
- Aste Nagusia
- "Big Week," major summer festivals held in Basque cities such as Bilbao
- Txapela
- The traditional Basque beret, a cultural symbol
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