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"Jaialdi"
Jaialdi ("hai-al-dee") means "festival" in Basque and in Boise lingo. Few people realize that the Boise area has the largest population of Basque in the United States.
Every five years Boise hosts an enormous festival that goes on for five or more days, featuring Basque food, drink, dancing and sports. Even dignitaries from the Basque homeland, located on the Spanish-French border in the Pyrenees Mountains and along the Bay of Biscay, come to Boise to celebrate.
The Basque language is completely unique, and does not stem from the "Romance" roots of French, Spanish or Italian. The Basque people have long struggled for independence for their land.
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