A Basque in Boise

Wondering about San Inazio next week? Check out the schedule

The San Inazio Festival is an annual event to honor St. Ignatius of Loyola, the patron saint of the Basques. It began more than 25 years ago and now thousands come to the Basque Block at the end of every July to see local musicians and dancers as well as Basque sporting events.

This year the event will kick off on Friday with “Friends and Family” night, encouraging everyone to bring their favorite pintxo (snack) to share and visit with those that have traveled from far away or from just down the road. There will be pala games (unique Basque game but comparable to racquetball) throughout the weekend at the Fronton (619 Grove St.) that will be televised in the Basque Center for spectators that prefer to stay cool.

Saturday beginning at 11AM, local musicians will entertain followed by Boiseko Gazteak, Boise’s youngest Basque Dancers (ages 3-14), followed by Txantxangorriak, a basque music ensemble. The street activities will round out with a performance by Oinkari Basque Dancers, a group that has been around since 1960 and has toured all over the world promoting Boise Basque culture. Pala games will continue and at 7PM head to St. John’s Cathedral downtown for mass and liturgical dances performed by Onati Dantza Taldea. Round the night and early morning out with Amuma Says No, a Basque band from Boise that accompanied Oinkari Basque Dancers in the Basque Country and had a musical tour of their own.

Sunday is a relaxing day in Municipal Park with picnics and games for all age groups (beginning at 11AM, games at 2PM). That evening Ordago (on comeback tour) will entertain for another dance in case you couldn’t get enough dancing the night before.

We encourage all to come experience San Inazio, and enjoy the unique Boise Basque culture. See you on the Basque Block!

San Inazio is not held during Jaialdi years, every 5 years. Next one is coming up in 2015. For more information on Jaialdi, visit Jaialdi.com.

 

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Thanks for passing by: ↓

Aitzol Azurtza Mark Bieter Nere Michel HACALA Lynn Bradescu

One thought on “Wondering about San Inazio next week? Check out the schedule

  1. Aitzol Azurtza

    Kaixo Henar,

    Saint Ignatius of Loiola is the patron saint of Gipuzkoa and Bizkaia (together with Saint Berriotxoa), therefore Saint Ignatius is the patron saint of Guipuscoans and Biscayans but not “patron saint of the Basques”. The honor of being the patron saint of Basqueland (and thus “of the Basques”) remains on the shoulders of Saint Michael Archangel (the one that has a medieval shrine in the Aralar mountains, on the border between Gipuzkoa and Nafarroa).

    Ongi izan,

    Aitzol Azurtza

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