One of the oldest traditions in the Basque Country is the txarriboda or the slaughter of the pigs. Some people could think about the cruelty of this habit, but the reality is that this costume is just in time to wipe out, although being the job a big number of baserritarras (farmers).

Basically this tradition is about slaughting pigs, normally is made in those months around for a better elaboration in the winter. The big day is the 11st of November, St Martin’s day.

The habit says the pig has to be fasting for a better inside cleaning. The moment of the killing is quite hard, but is necessary to taste for example the ham. It is odd to know that this job was share by women and men, but the day after the sacrifice the women were the ones to elaborate the chorizo, the blood sausage...