With axes and stones, women make their mark on traditional Basque rural sports

MUNGIA, Spain - Women lifted heavy stones up to their shoulders and swung axes during the Women's Championship of ...
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Aupa Neskak! Women in Basque Rural Sports

CC0 Usage Conditions ApplyClick for more information. Batirtze Espizua (right) and Idoia Etxeberria compete in a round of sokatira (tug-of-war). Photo by Joe Furgal, Ralph Rinzler Folklife Archives ...
Earth Times

The Roots of Basque Wood-Chopping: Tradition Meets Competition

Imagine your daily chores becoming Olympic events. That’s what happened when industrialization made physical labor nostalgic. These rural activities, known as herri kirolak, changed from survival ...
The Guardian

‘A whole lost culture’: the Irishman reviving the forgotten sport of stone lifting

For centuries in Ireland lifting huge boulders was a way to test strength and bond communities, says Instagram sensation Indiana Stones David Keohan surveyed the County Waterford beach and spotted a ...