Olentzero
olentzero basque pronunciation olents̻eɾo sometimes olentzaro olantzaro character basque christmas tradition according basque tradition olentzero come town late night december drop present child place arrives later example ochagavía – otsagabia th ermua st name olentzero appears number variation onenzaro onentzaro olentzaro ononzaro orentzago others earliest record give name onentzaro name likely composed two element good plus genitive plural ending suffix zaro basque denotes season compare word like haurtzaro childhood time good one literally suggests derivation similar spanish nochebuena theory derivation exist generally accepted metathesis noël theory altube fusion nazarene christian liturgy theory j gorostiaga olesaro alms season phonologically impossible derivation julio caro baroja part navarre holiday called xubilaro subilaro subil word yule log plus suffix zaro part lower navarre word suklaro used contraction sekularo sekularo clear etymology likely related latin saecularis many variation olentzero tradition story connected sometimes varying village village first written account olentzero lope de isasti th century la noche de navidad llamamos onenzaro la sazón de los buenos christmas eve call onenzaro season good one one common version olentzero one jentillak race basque giant living pyrenees legend observed glowing cloud sky one day could could look bright cloud except old nearly blind man asked examine confirmed fear told sign jesus would born soon according story old man asked giant throw cliff avoid live christianisation obliged giant tripped way died except olentzero version jentillak simply leaving olentzero remaining behind embrace christianity version olentzeroren kondaira history olentzero tell new born abandoned wood found fairy gave name olentzero bestowed gift strength kindness handed older childless couple living alone wood turned strong man charcoal burner also good hand carving wooden toy would carry big charcoal bag give child village said died one day saving child burning house died fairy found granted eternal life continue bring joy child people variation legend custom character include areso child would told come home early adult would dress olentzero scare child still street sickle uhartearakil traditionally suspended rope window dressed straw mantle lekunberri effigy attached chimney berastegi child want go bed sickle would thrown chimney child told olentzero would come cut throat go bed dima straw puppet dressed olentzero sickle would hung church tower midnight mass christmas eve child behaving badly people would say onontzaro begigorri txaminira da etorri austen baldin badegu barua orrek lepoa kendu guri olentzero red eye come chimney break fast cut throat referring traditional fast week christmas larraun called ononzaro said three eye usually depicted drunkard dressed like scarecrow people would ask ononzaro begigorri non arrapatu duk arrai ori olentzero red eye catch fish ie inebriation answer would bart arratseko amaiketan zurriolako arroketan last night eleven rock zurriola around francoist spain group called irrintzi elkartea zarautz began revive olentzero tradition gruesome element removed make olentzero suitable young child remove element deemed pagan onwards revived olentzero tradition began spread outside part gipuzkoa tradition hailed began take new attribute bringer gift attempt find alternative spanish tradition magi french père noël summed slogan erregeak españolak three wise men spanish today olentzero celebrated basque country coexists magi père noël father christmas family choosing celebrate one time modern version olentzero depicted lovable character widely attributed overweight huge appetite thirst depicted basque peasant wearing basque beret farmer attire traditional abarketa shoe smoking pipe carrying egg bottle wine whether beard yet established tradition sometimes face stained charcoal sign trade charcoalburner christmas eve group people child carry effigy olentzero around chair street singing olentzero carol collecting food sweet unlike american trick treat tradition surrounding holiday santa ageda basque country oles egitea asking alms practised end customary place burn olentzero example lesaka variation still common regionally culturally depending whether pagan christian aspect olentzaro emphasised near sea usually take marine attribute inland remains thoroughly rural nature since started accompanied mari domingi character previously mentioned basque christmas carol mari domingi depicted woman medieval basque dress addition brings gender parity basque christmas giftbringing similar european christmas carol olentzero kantak two common one title translates olentzero big head arroba old measure equivalent lb kg ansorena j euskal kantak donostia azkue rm euskaleŕiaren yakintza repr bilbao barandiaran j dictionnaire illustré de mythologie basque donostia etxegoien j orhipean xamar article correo digital medium related olentzero wikimedia common olentzeronet olentzeros official website pamplonairuña lesaka baionabayonne among many location