International Day of Euskara
Euskara. Kultura. Mundura.
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03Dec 2025
Once again, the Etxepare Basque Institute joins in the celebrations surrounding the International Day of Euskara (Euskararen Internazioarteko Eguna) on December 3rd. The Institute’s Basque language and culture assistantships housed at universities around the world will host several activities to mark the event. Members of the Basque community in the diaspora and students of the Basque language and culture programmes will have the chance to join in the celebrations. The lectures, workshops, round table discussions and film screenings will be held in various locations across Europe and America, facilitated by the Institute´s international network of lectureships.
The International Day of Euskara was first celebrated in 1949, promoted by Eusko Ikaskuntza. Officially, however, celebrations, gatherings and other activities to celebrate the day began in 1995, when the Basque diaspora held its first world congress. The Basque Government and Euskaltzaindia considered it appropriate to declare 3 December as International Day of Euskara.
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