El ritual festivo en Navarra analizado por don Julio Caro Baroja: sus similitudes y diferencias con otros rituales en distintos lugares de la geografía española

The ritual of holiday Navarra analyzed don Julio Caro Baroja, their similarities and differences with other rituals in different places of the Spanish geography

Abstract

The present lecture, prepared for the centennial of Julio Caro Baroja, tries to analyse certain rituals linked to the carnival period, which was deeply researched by the mentioned writer. In fact it is about the carnival of Lantz, Ituren and Zubieta, villages located in Navarre. Mr. Caro Baroja published about them and due to his work it was posible to revitalize some almost lost festivities, as it happened, for instance, in Lantz. Another celebration included, now in castilian territory, is the endiablada (Devils party) of Almonacid del Marquesado, Cuenca, that Mr. Caro Baroja also looked into. These carnival events have been put in comparison with some others, that take place in different parts of the Spanish geography, in order to...