PlayPlayWatch a 540-year tradition come alive as locals put San Patzar—a villainous effigy of human greed—on trial, then burn him at the stake.
Historic carnival tradition
San Patzar burning ritual
Basque cultural heritage
Symbolic folk theater
Tips
🔥burning happens at Esplanade Roland Barthes
📅celebrated since 1480
🎭San Patzar is central to Basque carnivals
Carnaval de Bayonne
Petit Bayonne
PlayPlayWatch a 540-year tradition come alive as locals put San Patzar—a villainous effigy of human greed—on trial, then burn him at the stake.
Historic carnival tradition
San Patzar burning ritual
Basque cultural heritage
Symbolic folk theater
Tips
🔥burning happens at Esplanade Roland Barthes
📅celebrated since 1480
🎭San Patzar is central to Basque carnivals
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