> This tradition definately isn't old in MY house.  My parents still give me 
> a screwy face if I'm in their house and I haven't asked for their blessing 
> .  "Dad abenca...or Mom abenca"      If I forget and say it minutes 
> later...I'd get the response and a "Oh!  Finally!"  I still ask my aunts 
> and uncles for blessings too whenever I see them.   I do however remember 
> that a couple of my cousins used to ask my grandfather for the same 
> blessing but they would also kiss the back of his hand too.
>
 
Terri Santos
Researching Agua de Pau, Agua d'Alto, Ginetes, Vila Franca do Campo 

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