By anthropologist, journalist and dancer Oier Araolaza Arrieta (in Basque with simultaneous translation into French).
Organized by the Ville d'Hendaye and Eusko Ikaskuntza.
Over the last few years, Olentzero has gone from being a drunken, pot-bellied coalman who came down from the mountains to being as elegant as a bank manager.
Today, Olentzero appears with a clean face, tidy clothes and a shaved beard, with Mari Domingi at his side.
It's hard to recognize the forester who used to carry coal in his sack.
He looks more like a salesman charging expensive purchases by credit card. It's said that past experiences teach us how to react in the future, and to decide which Olentzero we want, we'll go back to the origins to learn about the winter solstice, the tree trunks burned in the fire...
Organized by the Ville d'Hendaye and Eusko Ikaskuntza.
Over the last few years, Olentzero has gone from being a drunken, pot-bellied coalman who came down from the mountains to being as elegant as a bank manager.
Today, Olentzero appears with a clean face, tidy clothes and a shaved beard, with Mari Domingi at his side.
It's hard to recognize the forester who used to carry coal in his sack.
He looks more like a salesman charging expensive purchases by credit card. It's said that past experiences teach us how to react in the future, and to decide which Olentzero we want, we'll go back to the origins to learn about the winter solstice, the tree trunks burned in the fire...
Conférence / Colloque
Noël
Opening- Le mardi 9 décembre 2025 , à 18h30
Prices
Gratuit
Situation
GPS location
Latitude : 43.3593
Longitude : -1.77398
Longitude : -1.77398
Agenda
Bookable online
Semaines des Enfants - Initiation Pêche en mer
10/04Ages 7 to 12. On registration. Please bring warm clothing suitable for sea outings. Children will not be accompanied by their parents during the outing Remember to leave a bag with a…
HENDAYE
Atelier créatif "Mon livre de vagues"
10/04Ages 4 to 8. Led by a cultural mediator, a creative workshop to create a small book of waves, in the style of artist Katsumi Komagata, with cut-out pages superimposed to illustrate…
HENDAYE
Atelier créatif "Ma vague en suminagashi"
10/04Ages 8 to 12. Led by a cultural mediator, a creative workshop to discover Suminagashi, a Japanese marbled paper technique, whose magnificent, moving, liquid-like patterns are created with floating ink.
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