Les rogations, une pratique processionnaire rituelle, protectrice de l´espace communautaire en Pays Basque nord

Fiestas, rituales e identidades

TRUFFAUT, Thierry

Publication year:
2004
Publication place:
Donostia-San Sebastián
ISBN:
84-8419-894-4
ISSN:
1137-439X

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Summary

Rogations are procession rites that used to have a considerable following in Iparralde in the past. Directed by priests, the procession would walk to richly decorated crosses. Crossing the whole of the territory, in every direction, they signified a declaration of identity abroad and they had the function of being a symbolic rampart. They appreciated looking for their origins in very ancient religious practices.
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