Fósiles utilizados como protectores y otras creencias en torno a ellos

Leizaola Calvo, Fermín

Publication year:

1991

Publication place:

Donostia-San Sebastián

ISSN:

0212-3207

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Summary

This article is about the use of some fossils as talismans against lightenings in some villages of Navarra. These echirus fossils commonly called "calvarros" or "Jainkoaren arriya" are placed in the windows of houses and huts in the villages of Arakil, Burunda, Amezkoa and Allin Valleys.