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I also thought the part about the festivals and holidays was interesting. I wonder if you could trace this kind of thing back to Spanish culture or Native American culture? (or maybe every culture has this kind of thing to some extent?)-- Rebecca | I also thought the part about the festivals and holidays was interesting. I wonder if you could trace this kind of thing back to Spanish culture or Native American culture? (or maybe every culture has this kind of thing to some extent?)-- Rebecca | ||
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| + | You absolutely can, Rebecca. Holidays are a HUGE part of the Latino/Hispanic culture, and I think it all ties into the emphasis on family. I always kind of have to chuckle to myself when Coppola uses the huge wedding scene in The Godfather. Growing up with a father who is half-Mexican means that family get-togethers on the Nelson side were always heavy on family, heavy on CUSTOMARY food, and heavy on the traditions. Who needed weddings? We had Sunday dinner. -Cash | ||
One point I found particularly interesting was the distinction between valid and legitimate matrimony. Prior to the Council of Trent, valid indicated a monogamous, faithful relationship between two people for the rest of their lives, while legitimate was reserved as a description of marriages only ordained by the priest. We see the need for the Church to clarify such a distinction and with the Council of Trent elevate marriage to the status of a sacrament and require consent, witnesses, and a priest for the marriage to be official. I wonder if in other ethnic groups this type of distinction existed? What was the effect of the Council of Trent on marriages in other ethnic groups? – Mary Beth | One point I found particularly interesting was the distinction between valid and legitimate matrimony. Prior to the Council of Trent, valid indicated a monogamous, faithful relationship between two people for the rest of their lives, while legitimate was reserved as a description of marriages only ordained by the priest. We see the need for the Church to clarify such a distinction and with the Council of Trent elevate marriage to the status of a sacrament and require consent, witnesses, and a priest for the marriage to be official. I wonder if in other ethnic groups this type of distinction existed? What was the effect of the Council of Trent on marriages in other ethnic groups? – Mary Beth | ||
