GENTILES
Within the universe of Basque mythology we find the Gentiles (Jentil-pagan), fabulous beings with features in common with other characters and ancestral myths of Celtic culture.
Within the universe of Basque mythology we find the Gentiles (Jentil-pagan), fabulous beings with features in common with other characters and ancestral myths of Celtic culture. They are giants of great strength who lived in the shady mountains and who over the centuries came to live in peace with the first settlers of the Christian era. Some consider them to be a pagan race whose direct descendants can be found today in villages in Vizcaya and Navarre...
According to the legends, one of the Gentiles who accepted Christ remained in the world of men and year after year he gives them presents, he is called Olentzero, a kind of Father Christmas dressed as a coalman.
According to the legends, one of the Gentiles who accepted Christ remained in the world of men and year after year he gives them presents, he is called Olentzero, a kind of Father Christmas dressed as a coalman.