Basque - who is this? Basic: Mysterious people

Basque is a people who inhabit the so-called Basque lands located on and in the south-west of France. The origin of it is one of the greatest mysteries not only for Europe, but also for the whole world.

Who are the Basks? Where did they come from? If we consider these issues from the standpoint of citizenship, then the Basis are Spaniards and the French, because they live in Spain and France. But why does this people speak such an unusual language, not at all like any other language? How did it happen that for the millennia of wars and bloodsmen, the Basque civilization kept its originality? Regarding this ethnos, there are a lot of questions, which researchers still cannot find answers. In the article, we will try to deal with those who are such basks, and also talk about how these European rebellion and pride live today.

Etymology name

To understand the meaning of the word "Basic", you need to refer to the story. This word goes back to Latin Vasco - so called the ancient vasque, who lived in the Dorim and Roman periods in the territory where Spanish basks now live. However, this is not the only people who participated in their genesis. Basque ancestors were also Aquitans and, perhaps, Cantabra, as a result of which they can now observe a substantial dialectic fragmentation.

Origin

Genetic studies have established the uniqueness of the people under consideration. Basks are people who have the highest among all Europeans in the blood (25 percent) and one of the highest fractions of blood relating to the type O (55 percent). There is a very sharp genetic difference between representatives of this ethnos and other nations, especially in Spain. Therefore, it is unlikely that you can say that the basks are Catalans.

The list of versions on the origin of the mysterious people is very wide. At one time, the hypothesis was discussed that the Basque was Armenians. Then the opinions were expressed that they were ancient Georgians, which from the territory of the current Georgia, in no time immemorial, moved to

Cryanonians among us?

It should be noted that the versions that the Basks originated from Armenians or Georgians, retain the chances of prozibility, however, most scientists agree that these are Europe directly from Cryanons, another 35 thousand years ago who came to European lands from Africa and the remaining there.

Cryanonians probably did not participate in any subsequent relocations of peoples, since the archaeologists did not find any evidence that would talk about the change in the population in this area throughout the entire time, until the appearance of the Romans. So, all those people who today call themselves Europeans are simply children compared to the basks. Surprisingly, isn't it?

Eskoara

True basks are those who speak the name of the "Eskoara" from birth. Such people are now numbered about a million, of which over eight hundred thousand people live in Spain, more than one hundred thousand - in France, and the rest are in the United States of America and in Latin America.

The secret of the origin of the Eskoara linguists seek to solve for a very long time. Some researchers put forward a hypothesis that genetically Basque language is associated with the Iberian language, which has now disappeared; Others do not support this idea, but through the version of the construction of the ECCOAR on a seven-coat-based basis, the assumption was born that the ancestors of the Basque were Jews. So, in 1900, the light saw the book of J. Espanyol, the French Abbot, in which he argued the origin of the mysterious people from Spartan colonists who had Jewish roots.

People are language

At one time, the Eskoara tried to breed as well with Arabic, then Japanese, and not so long ago, it was assumed that the Language of Basque was associated with the languages \u200b\u200bof nomadic tribes in West Africa. Nevertheless, all hypotheses do not find their confirmation. Recently, French linguists held another study and proved that the ECCOAR is an autonomous language and now eight thousand years old, since the time of Paleolithic, develops independently. This is one of its kind Dorim European language, which from the depths of the millennium reached our time.

Way of life

As already mentioned, the basks are a mysterious people living mainly in the territory of the two countries - Spain and France. In the French Basque provinces, all houses are white and contain wooden elements of red. Traditional stone structures are preserved only in mountainous areas. In general, the basks are very preferable to traditions. Both in the cities, and in the villages they - from Mala to Velika - playing the pelot, arrange the competitions of bulls, wear famous beluries on the heads. This small people have a unique ethnic self-awareness.

Character of baskov

Basic - with all its identity - similar to other inhabitants of the Pyrenean Peninsula with a tendency to irrepressive fun. However, along with this, they are also very quick-tempered. But neither a cheerful temper, nor emotionality interfere with them to adhere to a patriarchal lifestyle. This applies especially to those basks that live far from industrial centers. Residents of mountain areas are very religious (most of them are orthodox Catholics) and lead closed life.

Kitchen

One of the best in Europe is the Basque kitchen, and it's not about using sophisticated recipes, but in the fact that this people to create dishes use mostly fresh products for the creation of dishes. For example, when fruits and vegetables ripen, they eat them to eat; When the ram is scored, meat eating. Marination, survival, freezing - all these and other similar billets have not taken from this people. Basks prefer to use boiled or stewed products, they practically do not eat fried food, and also do not use spices. The most famous dishes are a cod in the white sauce and braised pricked fins. Love the basks of rice, seafood. They make all kinds of desserts of nuts, berries, fruits, milk. This people produces beautiful cheeses and wines.

clothing

Basque look very elegant. Female consists of a lush blue or blue skirt and a black short jacket, decorated with lacing and brilliant appliqués. The most popular materials for such an outfit are velvet and sitheria. Male suit is a narrow black or brown breeches, black stockings, a belt of the same color, dark vest and a jacket of leather or tight fabric with shiny buttons.

Before our time, the samples of Basque clothing belonging to the period of the late Middle Ages (16th century) reached. These were capes of sheep skins, stitched by coarse thread on the sides and had a neckline for the head.

Echoes of history

Attempts to divide the territories inhabited by the territory were taken from the sixth and eighth centuries. At various times, lands on both sides of the Pyrenean Mountains owned England, Aquitaine, Spain, France. And every time the owners wanted to subordinate to themselves and completely "dissolve" the mysterious people. Ultimately, the Basque sovereignty replaced by local autonomy: for more than five centuries, basks and in France, and in Spain had special status and privileges in taxation, trade, military service.

All these provisions were kept in the traditional Code of laws, which is known as the "Fueros". All cities, village communities, villages, the town had their own Fueros, but at the end of the nineteenth century, the Basque self-government institutions were abolished, private Fueros was destroyed, and territories were included in the Spanish state and became part of the Spanish administrative system.

Since that time, there was a restless, passionate, persistent and selfless desire of Basque to become a separate state.

Freedom-loving and proud

After liquidation in 1937, the autonomy of Basque emerged the movement of this people for national self-determination. In the fifties of the twentieth century, the terrorist organization "Eusada Ta Askatasuna" was created (in the transfer of "Motherland and Freedom", the abbreviated - this). For fifty years, with the terrorist acts carried out by it, 800 people died.

Recently, this, following the Irish extremists, announced the termination of terrorist activities. But how long? After all, the budget of the Basque terror counted not one tet of millions of euros ... Of course, I would like to believe and hope that forever. Yes, and the basks themselves, even those who live in remote communities, are tired of being reputed by irrepressible, persistent and bloody in their claims of the people. In fact, they are not at all ...