Olentzero's Evolution: From a Vagrant and Dirty Man to a Friendly and Clean
Olentzero has gone from being a terrifying, dirty, smoker and drunk character to being a sociable Christmas character whose appearance and character have changed a lot, and today he appears to us with no olentzero pypeas and neatness. The carboner and Mari Domingi are a reflection of Basque social and cultural changes, as explained by anthropologist Elixabete Imaz.
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There will be news: discussion and resolution of the Draft General Budgets, concentration in Barakaldo and visit of Olentzero and Mari Domingi in Bilbao
A summary, in two words, of what will be news in the Present today.
A woman reported being sexually assaulted in Eibar
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Olentzero and Mari Domingi will fill the streets of Bilbao with illusion this Tuesday
The kalejira will begin at 5.30 p.m. from Moyua Square and will cross the Gran Vía to the Arriaga Theatre, where there will be a show, workshops and a visit to the most beloved Christmas characters in the Basque Country.
The Department of Health has updated the vaccination schedule for 2026 by introducing a vaccine against the syncytial respiratory virus for adults
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The driver of a car died when he collided head-on with a truck on the GI-636 road in Lezo
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