Lekeitio, this beautiful town on the coast of our Biscay, is located at the foot of the Otoio and Lumentza mountains, in the Lea-Artibaia region, at the mouth of the Lea river; it was founded by María Díaz de Haro in 1325. Since then, it has been a noble and loyal town. At the beginning of September, the San Antolin festival is celebrated, from the 1st to the 8th, but this time, on June 29, we are celebrating the patron saint of fishermen, San Pedro. After the mass and the procession of the saint, a couple of very interesting dances are performed. The information about the first one that we will see, that is, Kaxarranka, comes from the 15th century. In the past, the members of the fishermen's guild elected two mayors every year to take care of the accounts, check them and distribute the annual profits. The guild's goods and documents were kept in a box, and on June 30, they were taken from the house of the outgoing mayor to the house of the incoming mayor with great ceremony. Today, the same box is used, on the one hand, for guarding and custodial work, and on the other hand, for a person to perform one of the most spectacular dances in our town, the Kaxarranka. This dance begins with a zortziko, carried by eight fishermen dressed in blue and wearing apargatas, and held on their shoulders; they greet everyone present, and then they dance the fandango and arin-arinin. They are dressed like this: trousers over a white shirt, trousers and socks of the same color, a red scarf around their neck, a red belt, a red carnation on the wing, and a red flag in their right hand, with the symbols of the Patron Saint on one side, and a txistera on the left. The first dance begins under the Arch of San Pedro, in the port, and then, without stopping dancing, they walk through the town: in front of the house of the current president of the fishermen's guild, in front of the town hall, in the current Independence Square, and next to the Basilica of the Assumption of Our Lady, where the dancer will show off her art and skill, always accompanied by a txistu and tambourine, and dressed in white. It is worth noting that the current costume has not always been like this. Furthermore, the character represents the image of San Pedro, along with two other men next to him, San Andrés and San Juan. And this representation, in the Clergy, created very strong opposition to the fishermen until the 17th century. In that century, they decided to change it to the one we know today. Lekeitio, this beautiful town on the coast of Bizkaia on the slopes of the Otoio and Lumentza in the region of Lea-Artibai, and at the mouth of the Lea river, founded by María Díaz de Haro in 1325. Being then both noble and loyal town. Although San Antolín celebrates its patronal feasts in early September, from the 1st to the 8th, on this occasion, we find ourselves on June 29th celebrating the patron saint of fishermen, San Pedro. After the mass and procession of the saint, a couple of very interesting dances are performed. The first one we will see, the Kaxarranka, has data since the 15th century. In the past, the confraternities of the fishermen elected annually two mayordomos to take care of the account books, monitor and distribute the profits of the year. The belongings and documents of the confraternity were kept in a chest and on June 30th they were moved from the house of the outgoing mayor to the house of the incoming mayor with great ceremony, currently using the same box for its own purposes of guarding and custody, such as for a person to perform one of the most colorful dances in our country, the Kaxarranka. Raised and held on the shoulders by eight fishermen dressed in blue with espadrilles, the dance will begin with an Eight saluting to all those present, followed by a fandango and a light dance. Dressed in a tailcoat over a white shirt, pants and socks of the same color, he wears a red scarf around his neck, a red chevron, a red carnation in his lapel and holding in his right hand a red banner with the emblems of the Patron Saint on one side, and in his left, a vest. The first of the dances begins under the arch of San Pedro in the port, then they go around the town, without leaving the dance in front of the house of the current president of the Cofradía de Pescadores, and in front of the City Hall in the current Independence Enparantza next to the Basilica of the Assumption of Santa María, where the dancer will demonstrate on all those occasions his art and freedom always accompanied by the whistle and tambourine, in this case dressed in white. It is worth noting that the actual clothing was not always like that. Al ir el personaje embodying the figure of San Pedro, together with two other men at his side symbolizing San Andrés and San Juan. Very strong opponents were created in the clergy against fishermen and in the 17th century they continued for a long time until it was decided to change it to the one we know today. This film was recorded on June 29, 1988, San Pedro day, in Lekeitio.