tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8368283990536887320.post5378885173906355333..comments2024-03-18T20:11:44.735+01:00Comments on Poppies and Ice-cream: Of saints and superstitionsAmandahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02424374017675047414noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8368283990536887320.post-82711424920422093172013-05-09T16:27:22.522+02:002013-05-09T16:27:22.522+02:00Yes I absolutely love that ad , pretty much they s...Yes I absolutely love that ad , pretty much they solve any problem you might have. That sounds like a funny program to listen. And you are so right, it is hopeful and optimistic with a bit of acceptance of the uncontrollable. (But we'll still try a way around things).Amandahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02424374017675047414noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8368283990536887320.post-81687569137616031852013-05-08T05:17:54.828+02:002013-05-08T05:17:54.828+02:00I love the ad you posted. "Te doy suerte en ...I love the ad you posted. "Te doy suerte en el juego y atraigo dinero el dinero." Y tambien se puede salvar a los matrimonios y quitar enemigos? Que maravillosa. I listen to mexican radio stations a lot, especially the "doctora" (psychologist) who gives out advice and I'm always amazed by the use of faith and belief in miracles/magic to solve problems. At first I didn't really get it, but now I think it is so hopeful and optimistic and also accepting of what we cannot control. JustMehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02493032821722724778noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8368283990536887320.post-54869973087131888462013-05-07T16:21:10.360+02:002013-05-07T16:21:10.360+02:00Yes exactly, it's like asking for a friend to ...Yes exactly, it's like asking for a friend to help you. <br />I was raised Catholic, but I had some contact with Prtestantism because my father's original faith is Protestant, and when I would visit relatives in Switzerland we would go to church with them, and I would see the differences and similarities too. Later, while I was there I would had long chats with my uncle about it. Amandahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02424374017675047414noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8368283990536887320.post-64220854509294355802013-05-07T16:18:59.948+02:002013-05-07T16:18:59.948+02:00Thanks :) I'm glad you liked it. I actually go...Thanks :) I'm glad you liked it. I actually got "Mujeres de Ojos grandes" and "Como Agua para Chocolate" in dual Spanish / English versions (translated along each other) so that Mark can use them to learn (and have some insight into Mexican culture as a bonus). <br />That's really funny :) I think mostly in Latin America the saints are really important. Amandahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02424374017675047414noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8368283990536887320.post-74664170206430869932013-05-07T12:44:57.411+02:002013-05-07T12:44:57.411+02:00This is fascinating to me. As someone who was rais...This is fascinating to me. As someone who was raised in the Protestant tradition, the whole saints "thing" was a complete mystery to me, and generally spoken of very negatively. In the last few months I've made a new friend here who is a devout catholic and we've been having these loooong chats over cups of tea about all the differences and similarities between our different expressions of Christianity, and I've learnt so much. <br />She explained it that if you have a problem, you ask the friend who is wisest for advice. In the same way, when she has a need, she prays to the saint who has the greatest experience and faith in that area. She spoke of them like friends, which was so new to me. <br />Oh but I do understand candle-lighting. That is beautiful and oh so meaningful to me...Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08136572404842483688noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8368283990536887320.post-67298944496188555602013-05-06T17:45:21.293+02:002013-05-06T17:45:21.293+02:00I LOVED this post! Mujeres de Ojos Grandes has got...I LOVED this post! Mujeres de Ojos Grandes has got to be one of my favourite novels (along with Como Agua Para Chocolate). And funny enough, I was just having a chat with a friend the other day on how Catholics are at times more fixated on saints than on God himself. The PvdH Journalhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12759545260010101486noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8368283990536887320.post-30538757187860926212013-05-06T16:15:21.069+02:002013-05-06T16:15:21.069+02:00Yeah, Santa Rita is the one. And I am like you kin...Yeah, Santa Rita is the one. And I am like you kind of, though raised Catholic by a father who strongly mistrusts organized religion to put it mildly. <br />But candles, I have to light them. <br />I find this subject fascinating. At a folklore museum the other day I saw an analysis pointing out that the devotion to Saints in countries like Mexico or the Philippines has to do with the fact that the original religions were pantheist / multitheistic. They replaced their original gods with saints and something else emerged. And of course there is all the influence from Africa, (voodoo, etc.) brought by the imported slaves so those traditions were added in the cocktail as well. Amandahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02424374017675047414noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8368283990536887320.post-57545976466149112242013-05-06T15:49:12.289+02:002013-05-06T15:49:12.289+02:00I think I need to make an appointment with St Rita...I think I need to make an appointment with St Rita too! Although not religious, I was raised with a confusion of Catholic/Jewish superstition which was more tradition than spiritual faith. And I'm not religious now but very spiritual; I love all the paraphernalia that comes with Catholicism, moreso since my son died. I always light a candle for him if I'm near a church, and I am especially fascinated by the Mexican traditions around the Day of the Dead. <br /><br />Thanks for a little more education! Sadiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14325203869605294768noreply@blogger.com