▁Each ▁year ▁a ▁specific ▁village ▁takes ▁the ▁responsibility ▁of ▁arr anging ▁a ▁new ▁performance . ▁It ▁consists ▁of ▁a ▁music ▁band ▁in ▁due ▁car n ival ▁out fit ▁surrounded ▁with ▁a ▁group ▁of ▁set ▁car n iv ales que ▁characters ▁and ▁d anc ers ▁par ading ▁up ▁and ▁down ▁the ▁main ▁street ▁of ▁the ▁host ▁village ; ▁at ▁the ▁end , ▁they ▁stage ▁an ▁inform al ▁play ▁usually ▁in ▁the ▁market ▁place ▁or ▁hand ball ▁court . ▁ ▁Sou le ▁is ▁also ▁ren owned ▁for ▁its ▁singing ▁tradition , ▁elegant ▁d ances ▁and ▁local ▁music ▁instruments , ▁such ▁as ▁x ir ula ▁and ▁t t un - tt un . ▁These ▁instruments ▁are ▁gain ing ▁new ▁dynam ism ▁thanks ▁to ▁music ▁schools ▁founded ▁to ▁that ▁end ▁by ▁local ▁cultural ▁activ ists . ▁ ▁Language ▁ ▁Sou le ' s ▁own ▁language ▁has ▁been ▁Bas que ▁for ▁centuries , ▁with ▁the ▁region ▁featuring ▁its ▁own ▁Sou letin ▁dialect . ▁At ▁the ▁same ▁time , ▁the ▁neighbour ing ▁Bé arna is ▁( G as con ) ▁has ▁been ▁widely ▁understood , ▁and ▁in ▁recent ▁centuries ▁even ▁spoken ▁as ▁a ▁ling ua ▁fran ca . ▁However , ▁both ▁Bas que ▁and ▁Bé arna is ▁have ▁lost ▁ground ▁to ▁French ▁with ▁both ▁languages ▁struggling ▁to ▁surv ive ▁into ▁the ▁next ▁generation . ▁Bas que ▁is ▁att ested ▁to ▁have ▁been ▁w ides p read ▁farther ▁east ▁of ▁the ▁territory ▁into ▁the ▁Py ren ees ▁in ▁previous ▁centuries . ▁ ▁The ▁inhabitants ▁call ▁non - Bas que ▁speaking