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Angie

Oct 21, 2003, 11:17 AM

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Does anyone have information on a Mexican symbol of Love and Marriage??

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Oct 21, 2003, 5:21 PM

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El Chupacabra....

mjr234

Oct 23, 2003, 5:45 PM

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Angie: I have a myth book - legends - fables - stories - narratives - that I borrowed from the library. My recommendation is that you look to the specific community within Mexcio, unless you want a national symbol, and thus look for Mayan, Aztec, Mixotec, etc.... There appear to be many such symbols within these communities. I would suggest La Malinche [sp?], as a possibly unique national symbol of the type of which you speak..

Carron

Oct 23, 2003, 6:21 PM

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"La Malinche" is the Benedict Arnold of the Mexican people. The ultimate traitor. Not such a good suggestion!

jennifer rose

Oct 23, 2003, 8:53 PM

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Do a search on this website, especially taking a look at this month's magazine as well as Amy Kirkcaldy's column, both of which address marriage customs. Marriage customs do vary in this country, according to region and social class.

Some of the classics are the gold coins which are exchanged at a wedding, the lazo (if you're Catholic), passing around the bride's shoe to be filled with money, and the dance of the solteros.

mjr234

Oct 27, 2003, 7:02 PM

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I am intirued by your response. What is it that I have over-looked? I recall a dramatic painting, her body is shown as the hills, towns and villages of the fututre Mexico as she lies dreaming. Forgive me, I may be a hopeless romantic and I meant no harm, other than that which ignorance can cause.

Georgia

Oct 27, 2003, 7:14 PM

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There's always the Mexican wedding dance in which the couple ties a knot in a long scarf while dancing. It ends with a kiss.

Carron

Oct 28, 2003, 8:01 AM

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The historical "La Malinche" was the Indian mistress of Cortes, whom no one in Mexico thinks of as a hero. I read somewhere that, as important as the Spaniard was to the course of Mexican history, there is no statue of him anywhere in the country. She betrayed her people and rose to great power and riches at his side as she served also as his interpretor. She was supposed to have dreamed of ruling over all of Mexico as his consort. (Perhaps this accounts for the picture you saw?)

The weeping woman, a major figure in Mexican folklore, is often said to be La Malinche, who cries forever for having betrayed her people.