The spelling of the Basque language of Soule
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Here is an image to illustrate a way of writing from old time
By the way, because it is an opportunity, the spelling of the Basque language of Soule is fixed. It follows the recommendations of "the Academy of the Basque language" for the writing of the unified Basque (www.euskaltzaindia.net - Arauak). However, there were some points to be cleared up.
Teachers and writers of the Basque language of Soule, full of willingness, we met us together, four times in the Multidepartments Center of Mauléon at the end of 2012, the beginning of 2013, to study these various points. The list of the participants is joined at the end of the attached report(Xiberotarraren ortografia)
We've decided that is the best way of writing Basque language of Soule, mostly according to the most comun way of pronunciating in Soule. Of course, it's remained some items, not yet well studied, according to the fact that speaking and writing are different, whereas they moreless seem to be similar.
Masquerades from Camou Cihigue
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The 2013's masquerades will be provided, this winter and spring, by the yought from Camou-Cihigue.
There, the dates of representation:
February 10th , first representation in Camou Chigue; February 17th , Licq Athérey; February 24th , Roquiague; March 3rd , Tardets-Sorholus; March 9th , Aussurucq; Marth 17th , Barcus; Marth 24th , Sauguis Saint Etienne; March 31th , Alos Sibas Abense de haut; April 7th , Larrau; April 14th , Ordiarp; April 21th , Ossas-Suhare; April 28th , Alçay Alçabéhéty Sunharette; May 5th , Camou (last representation)
Change of leadership
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President :
Panpeia Etxebarne
Treasurer :
Dani Etchart
Secretary :
Battitu Coyos
Masquerades from Xiberoa: questioning the social order and symbolic of the rebirth
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Almost all those attending today masquerades from Xiberoa only see a burlesque show, combined with dance performances. Yet in their origins and symbolic masquerades are carnivals, ie popular phrases having a double meaning: questioning the society in its scheduling, its operations and its hierarchy, and a rebirth of human beings, animals and natural elements, the transition from winter to spring lethargy heralds back to life.
In ancient times, masquerades were held during a period called zotal egünak - that could be translated as "day care" or "crazy days" - which corresponded to the difference of twelve days between lunar and solar calendars.It was customary that masquerades take place then and only then. Today we are far from this tradition of masquerades that lasts until May! ...
The Kautere (Boilermakers) and Buhame (gypsies) are used to criticize and ridicule those who hold power and hierarchy of the established order - symbolized by Jauna and Anderea (Lord and Lady) but also by Laboraria and Laborarisa ( the peasant couple). In their game, while the death, disorder and crowd, and the content very impertinent of peredikü (speech), and kautere buhame show they want to enjoy the period of free speech and action without limits in zotal egünak . We can therefore say that masquerades Souletine represent the clash between two worlds, that of orderly society, civilized, and the hierarchy of marginal people with little, and others left out of social evolution.
The symbolism of rebirth, the passage from winter to spring, is to find it in several scenes of masquerades, particularly in the death and resurrection of the Pitxu kautere clown or in the pet bear - which is not present in all masquerades - out of its hibernation period.
According to some scholars - anthropologists and other - other scenes masquerades, and in particular the castration of Zamaltzain (horse-man or man-skirt) are, themselves, the symbolic transition from the state of being wild one to be civilized.
A final carastéristique masquerades - like other forms of carnival - is to represent the values and references of an agro-pastoral civilisation, who has disappeared or at least changed profoundly.
: A very interesting study of the symbolic masquerades Souletine is freely available on the following link: http://ericdicharry.hautetfort.com/archive/2007/12/27/du-rite-au-rire-le-discours-des-mascarades-souletines-these11.html
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