Santa Ageda Bukatua

Typical basque clothes.

Santa Ageda's previous day is celebrated the 5th of February. People wear traditional farmer's costums and go home by home singing traditional folk songs. Each person has a wooden stick which they make sound with by banging the floor.

Some time ago, young people who had to go to the military service, used to go home by home singing folk songs in exchange of some money or food. Nowadays, schools or little choirs are the ones who organise the festival, going through the streets singing, dancing and banging their sticks. It's a really an enjoyable festival, which conveys perfectly the Basque Country's spirit. A group of men singing in Santa Ageda's Previous day.