In Ascain, Batteleku Race and Meal in Ascain is built around traditional sport and local sporting memory. The setting at Port d’Ascain anchors the event in Ascain. The strongest material is traditional sport, local rules and the social life around arenas, frontons or community grounds. That gives the event a cultural frame grounded in place, practice and public participation. The result is useful for a regional audience because it explains why the occasion belongs to local life.