Yes, George, it is a holiday in most of the Catholic Countries. The day
of the Wise Men. To the blare of trumpets the Pope said The Mass of the
Epiphany this morning at the Vatican. It is a big holiday in Italy. It is
the day children in Catholic countries receive most of their gifts
George, I want to thank you for sharing this information. I am currently
living in Mazatlan and learning the Mexican traditions and the one you speak
of is definitely practiced here though it had not been explained so fully to
me before this. I was brought up in the Catholic faith and am full
When I was growing up, the Feast of the epiphany was always a special day.
It was considered the end of the Christmas celebration and our Christmas
tree and decorations never came down before January 6th.
Mary Ann M.
In a message dated 1/6/2011 6:54:03 A.M. Pacific Standard Time,
If anybody is interested, I've extracted the Butte County, CA,
Naturalization Declarations of Intention records for the years 1843=1929,
and would be pleased to look up any names wanted.
Lionel Rocha Holmes
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I know of this and keep my tree and manger up for the celebration where so
many do not.
Thank you for letting everyone know how important this day is.
Question, I call the manger a prasape (is that correct spelling and
pronunciation?)
Linda
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On Thu, Jan 6, 2011 at 3:14 PM, Linda Norton patli...@verizon.net wrote:
I know of this and keep my tree and manger up for the celebration where so
many do not.
Thank you for letting everyone know how important this day is.
Question, I call the manger a prasape (is that correct
Thank you. I know of a great aunt who went to CA with her husband and my
father said no one ever heard back from her. Her name was Amelia or Emilia
Furtado m. ? Morais. She was born between 1887-1897 in Ribeira Grande, Sao
Miguel. Parents Marianno Furtado and Maria do Carmo.
Anything would be
Thank you!
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presépio
On Thu, Jan 6, 2011 at 3:14 PM,
The crib of straw is called a manjedoura. Stable is called a palheiro. The
entire stable, Jesus in the manger and Mary Joseph with the cow, donkey, and
sheepis called a presepio.
This is from my friend who was born in Terceira. Maybe in another place they
are known by other names.
For me, this day has a relation to my search for ancestors. I was raised in my
maternal grandparent's home. This grandfather immigrated from Tras-os-Montes
on the continent of Portugal. He could neither read nor write.
We always celebrated his birthday on December 26th. He thought he had
That makes sense since my Godmother gave me a presepio back in the 50's
which included Jesus in the crib of straw, Mary, Joseph, cow, donkey,
shepard and sheeps. plus the three kings. I want to say they were made of
plaster paris.
Thanks.
Linda
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That's like my mother named Ines Estrella born January 21, 1926 and she had
said they never registered birthdates immediately so because her name was
Estrella and they named you after saints or feasts or around holidays, she
always said she was born around little Christmas/three kings named from
It was that way for us too, Mary Ann. My decorations are still up until after
the 6th.
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Date: Thursday,
Linda, you are correct about the naming conventions during the time of baptism
in years past. My Mom was born in November and baptized on January 6th. She
was born Maria Cabral Andrade and when she was baptized on the 6th of January
she became known as Maria dos Reis Cabral Andrade as was
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Hi I am searching my grandfather Manuel Jesus Peter (s) from Madeira,
Portugal. That's all I am familiar with. He died here in Hawaii. M Jose
His birth about 1840.
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