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Harri-jasotze refers to a popular rural sport in the Basque Country in which stones or various shapes and sizes must be lifted off the ground and onto the shoulder. The name is built on the Basque root ''harri'' "stone", the verb ''jaso'' "to lift", the agentive suffix ''-tzaile'' and the plural ending ''-ak'', so literally "stone lifters". It is also known as ''harri-jasotzea'' "stone lifting". In Spanish it is called ''levantamiento de piedra '' (stone lifting) and in French the sport is called ''leveurs de pierres''. ==Rules== There are four main categories of stone in use today, all of which come with different weights. The weight of the stones is traditionally measured ''arroba'' (12.5 kg) but normally given in kg today. * the ''zilindroa'' (cylinder), usually weighing 8, 9 or 10 ''arroba'' (100, 112.5 or 125 kg) * the ''laukizuzena'' (rectangular), usually weighing between 10 and 17 ''arroba'' (125-212.5 kg) * the ''kuboa'' (cube), usually weighing between 10 and 17 ''arroba'' (125-212.5 kg) * the ''biribila'' (round), usually weighing 9 or 10 ''arroba'' (112.5 or 125 kg) On occasion natural stones are also still used. This can be problematic for lifters of a smaller stature who may not be able to handle the larger, irregular shaped stones. The rules are fairly simple, the stone has to be handled so it ends up on the competitors shoulder, at which point it can be dropped onto the pad in front of the ''harri-jasotzaile''. They never lift simultaneously but in sequence and facing each other, not side by side. There are two judges next to him, one to mark the time limit and another to ensure that the stone has been properly lifted. The crowd normally shouts out the number of times the stone has been lifted and the person who lifts the stone most often in the allocated time wins. Alternatively, the competition may involving trying to lift a heavier stone that your opponents or to break a record. The preferred material for the stones is the so-called ''harri beltza'' or black stone, a dark granite quarried near the towns of Zumarraga and Lastur in Gipuzkoa. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Harri-jasotzaileak」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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