Korrika

Basque Ritual for Ethnic Identity

• Author(s): Teresa del Valle,
• Publisher: University of Nevada Press
• Pages: 223
• ISBN_10: 0874172152
  ISBN_13: 9780874172157
  
• Language: en
• Categories: Games & Activities / General , Social Science / Customs & Traditions , Social Science / Ethnic Studies / General , Social Science / Ethnic Studies / European Studies , Social Science / Sociology / General , Sports & Recreation / Track & Field ,

Description:... Korrika is technically a colossal footrace run in relays of 1 kilometer. This scholarly work looks at the emergence of this race as a modern ritual for expressing Basque identity. The annual event consists of a "run" that draws thousands of people from all social spheres to participate in this event in which they carry a special baton called a testigo--engraved in the Basque language--in relays through all seven Basque territories.