page_title: Basques
section_title: Rural sports
hierarchical_section_title: Basques / Sports in the Basque Country / Rural sports
caption_attribution_description: English: Prueba de barrenadores. Fiestas de San Vicente, Barakaldo. Fuera del calendario de competición oficial, éste fue un encuentro amistoso entre dos equipos de tres barrenadores del mismo club (Errekatxo). El botillero (el chico de camiseta negra, a la derecha) está echando agua para retirar los pedacitos de piedra y para bajar la temperatura de la punta de la barra. Español: Stone drilling contest. Saint Vincent's fiestas, Barakaldo. Prior to the official competition, this contest was held between two teams of three barrenadors belonging to the same club (Errekatxo). The botillero (the guy in black shirt, right) is throwing water to the stone, to remove stone pieces, and to lower the heat of the bar point. Euskara: Harriak zulatzeko proba. Done Bikendiko jaiak, Barakaldo. Klub bereko (Errekatxoko) hiruna harri-zulatzailek osaturiko bi taldek hartu zuten parte lehia ofizialetik kanpoko desapio honetan. Botileroak (elastiko beltza duenak) ura botatzen du, harri puskak bidaltzeko, eta barraren puntaren tenperatura jaisteko.
context_page_description: The Basques are a European ethnic group, characterised by the Basque language, a common culture and shared genetic ancestry to the ancient Vascones and Aquitanians. Basques are indigenous to and primarily inhabit an area traditionally known as the Basque Country, a region that is located around the western end of the Pyrenees on the coast of the Bay of Biscay and straddles parts of north-central Spain and south-western France.
context_section_description: There are several sports derived by Basques from everyday chores. Heavy workers were challenged and bets placed upon them. Examples are:
  estropadak rowing regattas: from fishermen activities.
  sokatira: tug-of-war.
  harri-jasotzea: stone-lifting, from quarry works.
  aizkolaritza and trontzalaritza: wood-chopping and log sawing.
  sega jokoa: cutting grass with a scythe.
  Giza-abere probak: stone block pulling, from construction works:
  idi probak with teams of oxen.
  asto probak with donkeys.
  zaldi probak with horses.
  gizon probak with human teams.
  txinga eramatea: carrying of weights, one in each hand, representing milk canisters.
  ahari topaketa: ram fights.
  harri zulaketa competitions: drilling stone blocks with a metal bar, only in the former mining areas of West Biscay.
  Basque sheepdog trials competitions.
caption: Barrenatzaileak in Barakaldo.
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