MADRID (AP) — A small sport popular in Spain’s northern Basque Country has stirred up a political controversy that triggered court action and fanned the region's long-held feelings of nationalism.

Anyone who’s competed in a three-legged race will feel at home at the 2016 Smithsonian Folklife Festival. “It will look a lot like a field day,” says Mary Linn, one of the festival curators. That’s ...

“Here, each village was its own universe, cut off from everywhere,” says Bernardo Atxaga. “San Sebastian is only a short drive away these days, but back then it was like another world.” Atxaga is one ...

Christian Jaureguy plays esku pilota (Basque handball) on the Folklife Festival Frontoia. Photo by Robert Friedman, Ralph Rinzler Folklife Archives When people play sports at the frontoia, the ...

CC0 Usage Conditions ApplyClick for more information. Basque sports are an integral part of Basque identity. Springing from the traditional activities of day-to-day farming and fishing life, the ...

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GUADALAJARA, MexicoGUADALAJARA, Mexico — Cricket is sure to stump a Chilean. Argentines are unlikely to understand American football. Baseball is bound to confound a Russian. And don’t expect a Greek ...