Very sad that we are losing these traditions of love and respect. Personally,
I think it grounds us and traditions like these give us a sense of stability,
love and continuance. I don’t know if my grandparents were ever a part of this
tradition but; I do know we were taught to respect our elde
s. For reasons entwined in society it is not done today.*
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done today.
Rick
Richard Francis Pimentel
Spring, TX
From: azores@googlegroups.com [mailto:azores@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of
Ricardo Chaves
Sent: Wednesday, February 5, 2014 7:49 AM
To: Azores Geneolagy
Subject: Re: [AZORES-Genealogy] Portuguese words for blessing
Hi
Hi Chery,
I remember in the old days, my grandparents showing us grandchildren a
"weird face" if we forgot to ask them for their blessing. We don't hear it
so often today, but is still common in some more rural places. It was also
a sign of respect!
In some kind of "slang" one of the most common
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