Curiouser and curiouser. ..strange name, strange story! Olentzero - watercolour, pencil & pen sketch - Wilma Simmons O is for Olentzero ... I admit I had not heard of this well loved but strange Christmas character before researching for this blog This big fellow is well loved at least by Basques - Who? Where? The Basques are indigenous to and mostly live in an area traditionally known as Basque country, a region which is located around the west of the Pyrenees on the coast of Bay of Biscay and straddles parts of north -central Spain and south western France. But who is Olentzero? There are quite a few versions of his story and how he is related to Christmas, but I like this one.... Olentzero is a humble man with a heart filled with love. As a new born he was left alone in the woods where a fairy adopted him, gave him the name Olentzero and raised him. He turned into a strong man and worked as a charcoal maker....
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