Zanpantzar in Zubieta

'Zanpanzar,' villagers wearing big bells on their backs, carrying horse tails on their hands and with rooster feathers on their colourful hats, march through Zubieta during a Basque traditional carnival in Zubieta, northern Spain January 31, 2006. Every year men from Ituren parade to the neighbouring town of Zubieta to join the traditional carnival, a festival to welcome the spring after a tough winter in the deep valleys of the northern Navarre region. REUTERS/Pablo Sanchez

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Zanpantzar in Ituren

Revelers dressed as what the locals call in the Basque Euskerra language, the 'Zanpanzart de Ituren' walk through the village of Ituren, northern Spain, Monday, Jan. 30, 2006 during a carnival celebration. The Zanpanzart de Ituren traditionally march through the village every year in a ritual to purify the harvest land from evil spirits and to welcome the coming Spring. (AP Photo/Alvaro Barrientos)

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Today in Alsasua

Supporters of the Batasuna party wait beneath a poster written in Basque language saying ' For The Law and Democratic Solution' in Alsasua, northern Spain Saturday Jan. 28, 2006. The outlawed Basque nationalist party Batasuna, believed to be the political wing of ETA, were going to hold a political rally but it was prohibited by the authorities. (AP Photo/Alvaro Barrientos)

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Snow in Okondo

A dog runs by a snow-covered road in the northern Spanish Basque village of Oquendo. Frigid weather left more people dead and injured throughout Europe, as snow sweeping south paralysed transport in France, Switzerland and Italy and caused fatal accidents in Poland and Spain.(AFP/Rafa Rivas)

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Snow in Busturia

Lamb run across a snow-covered field near the Spanish Basque town of Busturia January 28, 2006. Heavy snowfall has closed many secondary roads in the north of Spain, while lowering temperatures are expected in the south by Sunday. REUTERS/Vincent West

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Snow in Gernika

A man shelters under an umbrella from a heavy snowfall in the Spanish Basque town of Gernika January 27, 2006. Ten Spanish regions are under emergency status due to heavy snowfall and freezing temperatures. REUTERS/Vincent West

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Peio's Nightmare

French Basque singer Peio Serbielle is escorted by hooded police officers after hearings at the Pau courthouse, southwestern France, Wednesday Jan. 25, 2006, in connection with the recent arrest of ETA's reputed top leader Mikel Antza . Serbielle is suspected to have housed Antza. (AP Photo/Bob Edme)

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Barkatu

This blog has been discontinued.

UPDATE: Due to the amount of emails kindly asking for Euskal Blog: Ingeleraz to continue publishing information about the Basque community in Euskal Herria and around the world, the decision to continue has been taken.

Eskerrik asko.

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Sinn Fein in Barakaldo

Sinn Fein parliamentary deputy Aengus O'Snodaigh, right, applauds to thousands of people rallying for Basque independence and to protest a court-ordered ban on a congress planned by the outlawed separatist party Batasuna in Barakaldo, close to the Basque port city of Bilbao, Spain, Saturday, Jan. 21, 2006. 'Prohibition is a sign of cowardice,' O'Snodaigh told the crowd, 'Peace can't begin with jailings and repression. Spain's Supreme Court outlawed Batasuna in 2003 on the grounds that it was part of the armed separatist organization ETA, closing down its offices and barring it from engaging in political activity. (AP Photo/Alvaro Barrientos)

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Otegi in Barakaldo

Batasuna leader Arnaldo Otegi gestures as he speaks to some 20,000 people rallying for Basque independence and to protest a court-ordered ban on a congress planned by the outlawed separatist party Batasuna in Barakaldo, close to the Basque port city of Bilbao, Spain, Saturday, Jan. 21, 2006. Spain's Supreme Court outlawed Batasuna in 2003 on the grounds that it was part of the armed separatist organization ETA, closing down its offices and barring it from engaging in political activity. (AP Photo/Daniel Ochoa de Olza)

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