Tag Archives: Basque

From this blog: Le carnaval labourdin (patrimoinepaysbasque.com) The kaskarot are the main characters of the ploughd carnivals. They wear hats adorned with flowers, ribbons and colorful decorations on their costumes, and hold two sticks in their hands. Organized in groups of eight, they perform makila-dantza (dances of sticks), as well as danced jumps, marmutx (dance of small sticks), xinple, kontra-dantza (contredanse), soka-dantza, fandango andContinue reading “Traditional Dances of the Labourdin Carnival”