Spinners, washerwomen and pig slaughters: The Spanish village of Ochagavía goes back to 1925
For over two decades now, at the end of each summer, the Navarrese location’s residents go to great pains to faithfully recreate old traditions and trades
The Spanish hamlet that has been winding the church clock for 244 years: ‘We do it between 10 families’
The aging residents of this tiny location take turns to fine-tune a mechanism that dates back to the 18th century, but they need help to keep it going. Their resolve to keep their tradition alive has extended to other parts of the Navarre region
The Hand of Irulegi delivers more questions than answers on Basque origins
Experts admit the 2021 find is being used for political gain and that the ancient artifact has exacerbated an age-old controversy about the genesis of the language
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