Suspended bertsolaris championship Xilaba for containment measures
- The 2020 Xilaba is suspended by the containment measures announced by French President Emmanuel Macron. This has been reported by the Bertsularien Lagunak association. "Convinced that culture is safe, we will continue to encourage bertsolarism to the extent that the circumstances of each moment allow," he said in the note.
In September began the journey of Xilaba. The bertsolaris championship comprising Zuberoa, Lapurdi and Baxenabarre will not be able to go through the third stage of the final, as the containment measures announced by Emmanuel Macron for the entire French state, including Iparralde, make it impossible.
In any case, the organizers are convinced that "the bertso and the Xilaba will return to the plazas", "to the extent that circumstances permit". The association has recalled the welcome that the championship has received so far, both from the participants and from the audience, and has thanked all those who have collaborated in the organisation. "Thanks to all of you we have been able to demonstrate that bertso and culture in general is safe."
In the last two years the Xilaba championship has been held by teams and this year the individual championship has been resumed: The organizers pointed out that there were 28 bertsolaris who played "more than ever" on a day in which they participated. Last year he won the Ez Otoi Pentsatu group and the last winner of the boat was Subai Hill in 2016.
