Carnival celebration and folk theatre in Zuberoa: a view from folklore and performance studies

Fernández de Larrinoa, Kepa

Publication year:

2008

Publication place:

Donostia-San Sebastián

ISSN:

1137-859X

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Summary

This article studies "Maskarada" performances. These are traditional folk celebrations which take place in Zuberoa during Carnival time. Maskaradak are a complex activity where young people from a village visit their peers in other villages and then dance and tell stories by following in a strongly structured ritualistic pattern.