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Herri kirolak, or Basque rural sports, require great amounts of strength, speed, endurance, and willpower. Out of the fifteen traditional events, we showcased nine at the Folklife Festival, including stone lifting, anvil lifting, and tug-of-war. Unique to the Basque country, rural sports originated from daily tasks of farming and fishing life, and both men and women needed to be strong to carry out these strenuous tasks. As the world became more industrialized, these activities became less about