Children in this ethnic group believe in Olentzero, who brings them presents on Christmas Eve, while Illargi or Ilazki was the moon goddess in the pagan religion of this ethnic group.
Children in this ethnic group believe in Olentzero, who brings them presents on Christmas Eve, while Illargi or Ilazki was the moon goddess in the pagan religion of this ethnic group. They erected stelae known as "Hilarri", and they credited the wild man Basajaun, a cave spirit, with teaching them agriculture and ironworking. Their great serpent god, Sugaar, had his abode on this people's sacred Anboto Mountain, which was more notably home to Mari, their great mother goddess. They won the Battle of Roncesvalles Pass, where they slew Roland. For ten points, name this non-Indo-European speaking ethnic group of northern Spain.
Children in this ethnic group believe in Olentzero, who brings them presents on Christmas Eve, while Illargi or Ilazki was the moon goddess in the pagan religion of this ethnic group.
{Basques} [accept: {Euskaldunak}; {Vascos}]