Mysterious Basques

The Basques are mainly found in the western part of the Spanish Pyrenees and on the southern shore of the Gulf of Biscay, with the rest in France and Latin American countries. The ancestors of the Basque peoples may have been inhabitants of ancient Europe.

The origin of the Basque nation and its language remains a mystery, with some believing that they may have originated in the Caucasus or northern Africa, while others believe they were originally from the Iberian Peninsula. Modern Basque is written using the Latin alphabet, but based on archaeological excavations, based on archaeological excavations, Basque, which was inscribed on vessels using the Iberian alphabet before Romanization, and in Navarre there are records of medieval writing in the Arabic alphabet. Experts have yet to figure out where they originated and what language family based Basque belongs to.

The history of the formation of the Basque nation is markedly different from that of other peoples of the Iberian Peninsula. During the invasion and domination of the peninsula by the Celtic, Roman, Germanic and Arabs, they maintained their ancestry and language, apart from accepting their cultural influences. Even in the torrent of more than 600 years of Romanization, it has not been affected. This may be related to the mountainous environment in which they are located in a remote corner.

In the midst of insurmountable mountains and jungles, the Basque nation has existed in isolation for hundreds of years. In the 8th and 10th centuries AD, the Arabs invaded the Basque nation, but they were met with stubborn resistance from the Basque nation and failed. In the 13th century AD, the Basques of Spain, after uniting with the Kingdom of Castile, had long held their own special rights. After 1876, however, the privileges of the Basques were revoked. The Basques, with a strong national consciousness, fought tirelessly for the "restoration of ancient laws" and for equal rights, and it was not until 1978 that they were granted autonomy under the new Constitution

Although the Basques lived in remote corners of northern Spain, they silently drew attention to people's eyes in mysterious roles. There, the native Basques still maintain their oldest way of life.

Traditionally, the Basques farmed in the lowlands through which the river passed, mainly planting fruit trees and raising dairy cows. Due to the dispersion of farmhouses, each family is self-contained and settled for a long time. All the property is passed on to an heir or an heir, so the traditional Culture of the Basques is made around this kind of self-contained "farmhouse", because of its isolation, the national dance of the Basques makes the sense of kinship strong, the place where the Basques live is very beautiful, the dense woods and the pastures, the long valleys and the rushing streams, like the wonderland outlined by the master of landscape painting. As early as the beginning of the 20th century, there were people who witnessed its beauty, this person is Kang Youwei, who is said to have also written a poem: pavilion flag covered, Sensen golden axe batch. The stream is overwhelming, and the Yellow River is narrow. The thick posture is like a beauty, and Rong Hua leans on the end of the day. I don't know the color of Heng Dai