I am going to speak about leisure activities for
children because I have a son of 7 years old and nowadays most of my free time
is to enjoy with him and I must say that I really like it. There are more
activities to do with this age than before because children are more interested
and conscious of their reality.
There are lots of activities to do with children during
all the year but in particular at Chritmas, Easter and Summer holidays are more
range of activities that are offered in Sport Centers, museums, thematic parks,
libraries...
For example, we usually go every Christmas to Izenaduba basoa park or the house of
Olentzero and some mythological characters. It´s the first mythological park of
Basque Country and Landetxo goikoa
is the oldest farmhouse of Bizkaia (XVI).
In this park children can learn about Basque
mitology, nature and old customs with the help of interactive games and
technology. There are also guided visits to see the inside of Landetxo goikoa.
Olentzero´s friends Mari Domingi eta two birds called Kuku eta Pintzoi are
going to tell as come stories.
There are more activities outside. It´s possible to
visit:
- The “jentils” games (they were very wise and strong
Basques that lived in the mountain and know how to make bread, iron tools
before villagers)
- Tartalo´s magic tree (He was a evil cyclops. He had a
ring that guided him and told him if there was somebody near)
- The cave of Mari of Anboto (the most important character of
Basque mitology.She helps human beings)
- The labyrinth of Basajaun (the lord of the woods. He looks
after animals and helps nature lovers)
- The dragon or Herensugea (Basque people dominated the last
one and nowadays it helps the person to go out from the brush and cliffs)
- The billy goat or akerra (The word akelarre means the filds of
the goat. The witches met around the akerra. The legend says the withches
kisses his backside to have good luck)
- The bonfires (Fire was very important for our
ancestors. They got light and heat . Coal was also very important. They
called it the black gold.
- Sugar (He was half man and half snike. When he met
with Mari they caused storms)
- Fairies with duck´s feet (They lived next to caves or streem and they liked to comb/brush their
long hairs with gold combs)
- To finish the visit with a 3D
simulation film of Mari Teiletako ladybug (the Basque Ratoncito Pérez).
And the most important, Olentzero is going to give as
a warm welcome. Children and parents also, can ask him their wishes and babies
give him their dummies.
Another typical option at Christmas is to visit the Christmas Children park in the Bilbao
exhibition Center. They offer a large range of games, sports, traditional
workship and barracks and if you want to skate in the Casilla´s Sport Center
there is a ice-skate rink.
We also go to Belen´s
exhibitons and
to the parade of Olentzero and The Three
Wise Men.
Last Christmas in the Alhondiga´s atrium met different
Christmas Characters from over the world with Olentzero. The tree wise men, Santa
Claus, Ded Moroz (Russian grandad), San
Nicolas (German bishop), Befana witch (Italy), El Apalpador (Galician
coal merchant) and Dun Chen Lao Ren (a Chinesse old man).
OLENTZERO
CHRISTMAS CHARACTERS
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