Herri Urrats (Basque for 'a people's step') is an annual festival held the second Sunday of May to reach out to the ikastolak ('Basque language schools') in the Northern Basque Country, France.
Herri Urrats (Basque for 'a people's step') is an annual festival held the second Sunday of May to reach out to the ikastolak ('Basque language schools') in the Northern Basque Country, France.
01 · What it is
Living Tradition
Documented cultural tradition on record; family classification awaits an editor.
02 · Where & name
France
Placed on record in France.
03 · How it is doing
□□□□ (Not yet assessed)
Documented in open cultural records, but no cited field assessment of its current vitality has been added here yet.
04 · Proof & reuse
2 cited sources
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Chapter Takeaways
HistoryThe first festival was held in 1984 in the town of Saint-Pée-sur-Nivelle (Senpere in Basque) on the banks of the Lac de Sain-Pée.
World celebrationHerri Urrats is celebrated in many major cities the world over, including Buenos Aires, Argentina, Paris and London.
Common Questions Answered on Record
What is Herri Urrats in plain words?
Herri Urrats (Basque for 'a people's step') is an annual festival held the second Sunday of May to reach out to the ikastolak ('Basque language schools') in the Northern Basque Country, France.
Where is Herri Urrats practised or documented?
Sources on this page place Herri Urrats in France.
What is the current condition of Herri Urrats today?
□□□□ (Not yet assessed): Documented in open cultural records, but no cited field assessment of its current vitality has been added here yet.
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Herri Urrats (Basque for 'a people's step') is an annual festival held the second Sunday of May to reach out to the ikastolak ('Basque language schools') in the Northern Basque Country, France. In the Southern Basque Country (Spain), Basque is taught in all public schools, but in the French Basque Country, students wishing to be taught in Basque must attend an ikastola school. 1
History
The first festival was held in 1984 in the town of Saint-Pée-sur-Nivelle (Senpere in Basque) on the banks of the Lac de Sain-Pée. The small town has come to be renowned for its regular Herri Urrats celebration, which remains one of the largest of its kind. Herri Urrats consists basically of a walk around the Saint-Pée lake. The circuit laid out around an artificial lake is dotted with food stands and entertainment all along. Walkers sometimes march in support of an organization.
Its first edition was attended by five thousand people, but in later years the attendance has risen as high as seventy thousand. In 2011, the money collected was used to fund the Kanbo Xalbador Ikastola. The funds collected provide financial support to the Basque schools across the three traditional provinces of Iparralde (French Basque Country): Lapurdi, Lower Navarre and Zuberoa. Contributions of participants and popular subscription have helped build twenty-five ikastolas, three primary schools, and one secondary school. The festival also celebrates Basque culture and language. 1
World celebration
Herri Urrats is celebrated in many major cities the world over, including Buenos Aires, Argentina, Paris and London. 1
The text above is adapted from the Wikipedia article “Herri Urrats”, available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 licence. 1
Herri Urrats is Basque festival, according to the structured record cited below. This entry was generated automatically from that record and has not yet been reviewed by a person familiar with the tradition. 2
The source record links this tradition to 1 external register, which can be verified through the citation. 2
