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03-JUL-2016

Unusual Basque performance

The annual Smithsonian Folklife Festival is currently under way on the National Mall. The weather was pretty ugly the day we went, but at least it wasn’t raining like it was on July 4. California and the Basque Country were the featured regions this year, the latter of which I found fascinating.

I guess these Basque men were supposed to be sheep and a ram or something. A bit strange, but I thought they were just fascinating and followed them all over.

Thanks to Jose, who linked me to this informative article: http://www.ibtimes.co.uk/village-weird-scary-carnival-basque-country-photos-1434675

A short video clip taken by Tim is below; I’d recommend watching it to see, and especially hear, their unusual performance:



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meekam tam24-Feb-2018 03:02
Unique and interesting image,Helen! V
Are Basque men kind of originals?
Nora van Beek09-Aug-2016 14:38
I've never seen anything like this before. Very unique! V
Julie Oldfield07-Jul-2016 03:09
Very interesting especially with the Capital Building in the background. V
Gill Kopy07-Jul-2016 00:58
What a fun festival ! Looks like they did their homework re costumes (Jose's link). So neat that enough people are into recreating this festival. V
janescottcumming06-Jul-2016 23:56
They are rather different looking. Good video too! V
Buz Kiefer06-Jul-2016 20:52
Unusual. Odd. Curious. Colorful. Bizarre. And more. Great find and presentation, Helen. Big vote.
Thoroughly enjoyed the clips.
Chris Morton06-Jul-2016 20:05
certainly not something you see every day; thank you for sharing
marie-jose wolff06-Jul-2016 09:54
great scene with these Basque men! V
Patrick Goossens06-Jul-2016 08:39
These are strange outfits for sure. Like the bells on their back.
Alexander Kazakov06-Jul-2016 07:50
Wow! V
danad06-Jul-2016 07:24
A superb scene ! V.
Ton, Ben & Rob Nagtegaal06-Jul-2016 06:01
What an unsual costumes, beautiful and well captured Helen. V
Milan Vogrin06-Jul-2016 05:59
Beautiful image! V
Gerard Koehl06-Jul-2016 04:32
Magnifique... Ces costumes sont extraordinaires. V
Isabel Cutler06-Jul-2016 04:08
My first reaction to the bizarre costumes was "Spider with boobs".
joseantonio06-Jul-2016 04:01
Great capture of this amazing image of the folklore in that beautiful region. The video is quite interesting too.V
globalgadabout06-Jul-2016 03:41
most curious, and certainly entertaining..
Regine L.06-Jul-2016 02:51
Never a dull moment on the National Mall, Washington, DC. Thank you for the video.
larose forest photos06-Jul-2016 01:45
What an interesting performance. The video clip is well worth watching. Interesting bit of Basque culture. V
Jim Coffman06-Jul-2016 01:44
A very unique image.. Well captured, Helen..