Oneztarri

In the Basque language, Oneztarri (" stone of the lightning ") of the words oneztu (" is the contraction; flash ") and arri (" stone "). The name even translated well this belief which wants that the lightning is a stone launched since the stormy cloud. In certain places one says that it is a glare of Silex. In others, a polished stone axe (prehistoric axe?). Lastly, to finish, it is also said that it is an axe of Bronze or of Acier.

The name oneztarri, like ozminarri , oxmearri , ozpinarri , tximixtarri , ozkar , oñaztar and inhar , heard in other areas, answer seems-T with an old myth widely diffused in the European countries. According to this myth, the lightning is a particular stone which, when it falls on ground, introduced there until a depth of seven stages. Then it gradually goes up year per year for, finally, levelling the ground at the end of seven years. From this moment it has the capacity to protect from the bad spirits the house near which it is. The latter or Aidegaxto, even represents the lightning it or the supernatural being which is associated for him. This myth is in relation to the topic indoeuropéen hammer of Thor and with that of the arrows of Jupiter.

The throwing genius of the lightning is Aidegaxto, like Mari or Odei, it revêt the shape of stormy cloud. One tries to alleviate it or to dominate it using processes Naturel S, magic S or religious.

Thus, to prevent that the lightning does not fall on a house, in certain places one has as a practice to pose on the threshold of the principal door a Hache whose wire is directed to the top, or a Faucille with the point of a stick planted at the entry of this house. One also puts at the doors properties flowers of Chardon, branches of Frêne and Aubépine, or many cross of Laurier and Saule, blessed the day of the Rameaux. Branches of hawthorn and Noisetier are also placed at the windows of the houses. One puts wax crosses at the doors and the windows. One leaves a cross on the window and one burns blessed candle S. One burns blessed grasses, sheets of bay-tree, flowers of the Saint Jean. One throws by the window of water bénite and the salt. One sounds the Cloche S of the church. One puts on his head or in a pocket, hawthorn or prickles of this plant as well as sheets of bay-tree etc

One also had recourse to the prayer. Thus, among those, there is of them one of most curious, but most effective. The priest made a Conjuration while launching in the air one of his shoe. The latter disappears with the cloud which moves away.

It is reported that a native of Ipiñizar (Zeanuri) Vizcaya/Bizkaia, surrounded around his left wrist a plant known as Uztai belar ( uztargi indicates the arc in sky) (grass of the arc in sky) (Rumex crispus) and, of the right hand, it indicated to the cloud the route to follow.

Etymology

Tximist means flash out of Basque. The suffix has indicates the article. thus tximist' a' means the flash.

Tximistarri means flint out of Basque. of Tximist (flash) and arri (stone).

Tximistargi means electric light out of Basque. Association of tximist (flash, here means rather ( arc ) like the electric arc) and argi ( light ).

Note

There does not exist kind ( male , female ) in the Basque language and all the letters decide. There is thus no association as for French or WHICH decides KI . Example:

lau " the figure 4" laou and not lo decides (the letter U deciding like Spanish, or , except in souletin, spoken language in Soule, French province of the Pays Basque where he decides as in French).

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