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Rith
Rith () is a relay race organised in support of the Irish language. It was held for the first time in 2010 and coincided with Seachtain na Gaeilge, the Week of the Irish Language. It started in Galway and finished in Belfast, traversing both the Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland. Rith is a spin-off product, spin-off from the Korrika, a relay race organised in the Basque Country (greater region), Basque in support of the Basque language since 1980. It has since spun off the Correllengua in Catalonia, Ar Redadeg in Brittany and Corsa d'Aran in the Vall d'Aran. External linksOfficial website (rith.ie) {{Webarchive, url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130225212057/http://www.rith.ie/ , date=2013-02-25 2010 establishments in Ireland Recurring events established in 2010 Relay processions ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Korrika
Korrika (Basque for ''running'') is a biennial event in the Basque Country that creates awareness of AEK’s adult Basque language curriculum and Basque language, and is also a fund raiser; AEK is an adult education organisation for the teaching of Basque language.Basque acronym for Coordinator of Literacy and Basque Promotion It is one of the largest demonstrations gathering support for a language in the world, and the longest relay race worldwide, with 2,557 kilometres in 2017, running day and night without interruption for 11 days. The Korrika is celebrated beyond its fundraising goal, encouraging, supporting and spreading the Basque language itself. This initiative, as well as the organisation AEK itself, was founded by people concerned with the language. It takes place in spring every second year, with the 2022 Korrika being its 22nd edition. Background The situation of the Basque language has been described as delicate, and even unsafe, in the recent past. Accor ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
