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A Joalduna is a traditional character of the Basque culture, especially in some small villages of the north of Navarre: Ituren and Zubieta. His work is to shake some cowbells to warm people about the arrival of the carnivals, which are yearly celebrated at the last weekend of january.

Name
Although the original name is Joaldun, there are other ways to refer to this character: kaldurro, ttuntturro, txantxurro... However, the most used but not totally correct name is Zanpantzar.

Zanpantzar
The name Zanpantzar has become more common over the years, even if nobody in Zubieta or Ituren calls them that way. The meanings of Zanpantzar, then, would be:
 * A doll made of straw and fern, which is famous because of his trial, penalty, and burn in the carnivals of some basque villages. This process always carries a cleaning ritual that burns the diseases at the same time as the doll.
 * The carnivals.

Costume
The original suit of a Zanpantzar has some characteristics in common, even though nowadays each group has modified the costume. So the features would be:
 * A hat named Tunturro in the head, with colourful ribbons and feathers.
 * A red scarf in the neck.
 * A shirt made of sheep skin.
 * Two cowbells in the waist.
 * A white skirt.
 * A sprinkler made of the hair of the horse in the right hand.