Lantz's carnival is one of the best known of the Basque Country. The forces of good and evil fight each other during long days. The last day, Tuesday, Miel Otxin, the legendary thief is arrested, and thrown into the fire. The doll of Miel Otxin has three meters, a print shirt, mahon pants and red belt. Its distinguishing feature is the conical hat with spectacular colors. The other protagonists in this carnival are Ziripot, an obese and ridiculous man, Zaldiko, a wild horse, which attacks Ziripot until throw down him, the hammermen, with their pots and hammers following the Zaldiko, and finally the Txatxoak, whith their brooms.
In this recording we hear the shouts and the bells of Txatxoak accompanying the musicians until arrive at the square and they kill Miel Otxin with four gun shots.
Asier Gogortza
2011-03-08
ahotsa, nafarroa, ospakizuna, musika, bestak, zintzarriak txintxarriak, inauteriak - ihauteriak, txistulariak, ultzamaldea