Anyone who’s competed in a three-legged race will feel at home at the 2016 Smithsonian Folklife Festival. “It will look a lot like a field day,” says Mary Linn, one of the festival curators. That’s ...

MADRID (AP) — A small sport popular in Spain’s northern Basque Country has stirred up a political controversy that triggered court action and fanned the region's long-held feelings of nationalism.

Christian Jaureguy plays esku pilota (Basque handball) on the Folklife Festival Frontoia. Photo by Robert Friedman, Ralph Rinzler Folklife Archives When people play sports at the frontoia, the ...

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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 ...

BOISE - People from around the world will soon converge on Boise to celebrate the best of Basque culture. Jaialdi 2015 will feature traditional sports, music, dance, and food - all of which highlight ...

Women lifted heavy stones up to their shoulders and swung axes during the Women's Championship of Herri-Kirolak - or Basque sports - as a new generation aims to change attitudes in the traditionally ...