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Olentzero, yesterday and today

Note. First, before reading anything, hit the "play" of each of the videos, and immediately "pause" so that as you enjoy reading, downloading go.

1. The olentzero yesterday: The brothers Caro Baroja

This first video that I offer is drawn from "Navarra, Four Seasons," a documentary filmed by Pío Caro Baroja between 1970 and 1971, with texts by his brother, the historian and anthropologist Julio Caro Baroja. Sought to leave behind the customs and lifestyles of the traditional society of Navarre, on that date, were in danger of extinction or dramatic transformation of the historic change that is lived towards an industrialized society and urban.

Following the calendar of the seasons, brothers Caro Baroja show rituals and habits that surround the holidays, field work of each season, crafts, implements and tools of peasant life, and changed popular folklore. The film is one of the most appreciated by the author himself.

1.1 Personal Experiences

had to be in 1980 or maybe 81, when in company of some friends, went to Vera de Bidasoa to see the house where he lived Julio Caro Baroja: Itzea. Sage opened his home to us, showed us the library, told us the last thing he was doing, his love of painting ...

Those years, "the Years of Lead "was the time when ETA killed in cold blood and I asked about terrorism. He replied that he had given it much thought to the matter, but could find no explanation. In the end we said:" It will be a virus " .

When 10 years later, in an interview, they asked a young Basque how he felt when seeing the shocking images of the attack on Maria Jesus Gonzalez and her 12 year old daughter Irene Villa, that girl of about 20-25 year-old responded: "total indifference. Until we get independence

...". And I remembered Don Julio virus.

But back

to "Navarra, Four Seasons" and watch the conclusion of Olentzero as it was in the Navarrese towns of Vera, Lesaca ...

As you can see, the party linked to the winter solstice in a charity collection was mainly by young people to make a snack.

Olentzero still was not that kind of Santa Claus with a beret "who brings gifts to children, nor the excuse (sometimes spoiled by the organizers, especially in some neighborhoods olentzero Pamplona) to make apology terrorist carrying photos of ETA prisoners in the neighborhood or town (oops, now the High Court just to correct: "should be understood in terms of political criticism.")

2. The olentzero today: Oihane Vega More

Oihane Vega and Etxebarria Txemi

When Sunday December 12 Mondragón I went to see the musical brainchild of Oihane, I was quite surprised and excited by what I saw and heard there. The two hours that the work passed without noticing before the barrage of scenes (26, I think) with their melodies, changes of scenery, actors ... that were taking place: on-screen images with overlapping performances, live rock rhythms, electronic music, songs, pop, latin, carols ... but without abandoning the traditional roots. And all of it steeped in Broadway style. A pop-rock setting with original idea, script and music Oihane Vega, and conducting of Txemi Etxebarria. This is the first script of a musical in Euskera large format history. To mount 'Olentzero & Co! " have joined texts, rhythms, choirs, dance, film and puppetry, with a total of 120 people on stage. And the best thing have made Txemi Oihane and the actors, musicians and participants (all free et amore ) enjoy as much or more than those who were privileged to enjoy this wonderful work.

The plot starring Peru (thanks, Oihana, for maintaining the traditional Basque name without recourse to Sabiniano "Kepa"), a child saddened that he lost his parents and asked in a letter a very special gift. But, by destroying his stepmother letter, Peru decided to go looking for Olentzero personally and ask for his gift: happiness. On his way, will help different Basque mythological characters like lamias , the Iratxo , Anbotoko or Mari Mari Domingi .

I could record images are very poor, but they at least give us an idea of \u200b\u200bthe grandeur of the show they gave us and Txemi Oihane and joy on stage spread to the public.

2.1 Personal Experiences

Myth and I became good friends during 76-77, at the Instituto de Oñate. During the 81-82 shared the floor of San Sebastian with our partners. And not only the floor: Myth and Marian Oihana had recently, on 21 August, in Pamplona (born here, Oihana, remember). And that baby had us all crazy. It was very cute but as he was hungry, was in despair. And what lungs! As the specialty of one is not just the kitchen, where, for example, was preparing dinner, Marian made me sit on the couch, I planted the kid in the left arm and the bottle in his right hand. How swallowed creature! I, meanwhile, sang a song "composed" for him when he was born. Modesty aside, I am convinced that some influence had to take those bottles to music in the curriculum Oihane.

has bundled the fuck the kid!