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It’s been a decade since the last Jaialdi. Meaning simply, “festival” in Basque, Jaialdi is usually held every five years, ...
The country's largest Basque festival returns to Boise after 10 years, featuring a week of cultural celebrations, traditional food and performances from July 29 to Aug. 3.
As Boise gets ready to host Jaialdi, the largest Basque Festival outside of the old country, festival goers can look forward ...
It’s like a “homecoming” for Basque-Americans and Basques around the world to celebrate their culture with dancing, music and food.
After a 10-year hiatus, the world’s largest Basque festival is coming back to Boise — and organizers say it’s bigger, bolder, ...
Boise, Idaho is home to one of the densest populations of Basque people in the entire world. But it is Jaialdi that brings ...
About 100 community members, city officials and cultural performers gathered on Monday in Boise’s historic Basque Block to ...
In Basque mythology, Laminak are often depicted as agents of seduction, smoothing out their long tresses with a golden comb.
Members of the Neomak are in Boise, sharing their culture through music. The group stopped by the preschool to perform for ...
Kaixo Corner, a new cultural park near Boise’s Basque Block, opened on Monday on the site of a former boarding house, ...
While Basque culture takes center stage this week in downtown Boise for the Jaialdi festival, the Basque roots run deep in ...
As Boise celebrates Jaialdi, many are remembering Espe Alegria — a Basque immigrant whose voice once connected a community scattered across the world.From 1955 ...