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Curved lauburu. The lauburu (from Basque lau, "four" + buru, "head") is an ancient hooked cross with four comma-shaped heads and the most widely known traditional symbol of the Basque Country and the Basque people. [1] In the past, it has also been associated with the Galicians, Illyrians and Asturians. [citation needed]
geometric symbols, generally organizing the disc into four or eight circle sectors (marked or implicit), a structuring of space that recalls the coat of arms of Navarre; a single rosette; a lauburu or other figures that indicate a rotation; more specific figures. A smaller rosette, a Christian cross or a text may be added on the stand.
The Basque Country is a cross-border cultural region that has a distinctive culture including its own language, customs, festivals, and music.. The Basques living in the territory are primarily represented by the symbol of the flag Ikurriña, as well as the Lauburu cross and the Zazpiak Bat coat of arms.
Pages in category "Basque symbols" ... Lauburu; Z. Zazpiak Bat This page was last edited on 31 May 2024, at 06:42 (UTC). Text is available under the ...
Batasuna mural painting in Gipuzkoa (2003), featuring the modern version of Zazpiak Bat along with arrano beltza, lauburu, and Ikurriña. The original Zazpiak Bat features a design of traditional arms of the Basque territories, namely Araba, Gipuzkoa, and Bizkaia (which form the Basque Autonomous Community) plus Nafarroa; and the three that are part of the Pyrénées Atlantiques department ...
More than 100 pages use this file. The following list shows the first 100 pages that use this file only. A full list is available.. Arrow Cross; Basque nationalism; Brigid's cross
An origin as a loan into Latin from a Celtic language or Basque has also been postulated. [4] There is a traditional Basque symbol called the lauburu; though the name is only attested from the 19th century onwards [8] the motif occurs in engravings dating as early as the 2nd century AD. [9]
Modern rendering of Sugaar as serpent in the lauburu by Josu Goñi. In Basque mythology, Sugaar (also Sugar, Sugoi, Suarra, Maju) is the male half of a pre-Christian Basque deity associated with storms and thunder. He is normally imagined as a dragon or serpent.