Godparent

't stop her from acquiring as much information as possible. As Vega began to grow in the religion, she learned the ways and patakís of Santería from her godparents. Vega 's godparents served as a source of nourishment for Vega, teaching her and exposing her to the wonderful religion of Santería. The nourishing nature of Vega 's godparents reminded me of the godparents in my own religion. Within Christianity, when a child is dedicated to God, their parents choose a set of godparents for them (or two sets). The godparents of the child are supposed to provide for, and nourish the child as if they were their own. Traditionally, these godparents hold the responsibility of teaching their godchild - or children - the religion they 're apart of. While hearing about all the lessons Vega received from her godparents, I had to step back and reevaluate how godparents are currently used in my religion. Vega 's godparents are perfect models of what good godparents are, however, modern day godparents in Christianity seemed to drift away from the traditional roles. Vega 's godparents, like any good godparent carried her through every step of her journey into Santería, she encouraged her and showed her the ways by which she should abide. While Santería and Christianity are different religions, it was interesting to see the concept of godparents being used in almost the same ways, with only slight differences. Marta Vega 's The Altar of My Soul allowed me to connect with Vega on many…

The Tale of Ophelia There was once a Kingdom in Denmark named Venlighed, meaning kindness. The kingdom was ruled by a fair King and Queen. One day, the King and Queen were blessed with a gift of a daughter, and they named her Ophelia. But something wasn’t quite right with Ophelia. She was born with a deathly illness, so the noble King and Queen asked for the most powerful fairy godmother in the Kingdom. “I do not have the power to cure the princess from her illness, but I can give her a gift to…

By having a five year old granddaughter, I am reliving the days of princesses in fairytale lands. I took my granddaughter to see the movie, Cinderella. Of course, she was absolutely thrilled. I believe this movie served its purpose by providing a glimpse into the fairytale land with Prince Charming, castles, ballroom dances, and magical characters including Fairy God Mother. And let us not forget about the beautiful glass slippers. I was curious about the movie reviews as I am considering a…

teenager is presented to society, they can have usually Catholic, secular or religious orientation. The word quinceañera makes reference to the girl itself who is turning fifteen. This celebration is one of the most important celebrations in Mexican culture. A quince marks the transition to womanhood, to represent a young woman to the community and also to give thanks to God for his blessings. The celebration does not only recognize the young woman for her maturity but also her family, parents…

Therefore Timmy turner has delusions and and auditory hallucinations which is one of the biggest symptoms of Paranoid Schizophrenia. Schizophrenia is a group of severe psychotic disorders characterized by distortions in thinking, perception, emotion and behavior. It is the most severe abnormal disorder and a life changing one as well. He imagines he has fairy Godparents , Wanda and Cosmo which he elaborates the delusion of fairies and the Fairy world. Due to his cruel and depressing reality,…

Everyone Mother, Father, siblings, uncles, aunts, cousins, and even close friends who may not be related but are close enough to be considered part of the family hold an important role preparing the celebration. although it 's said many people play a role during this time, the couple chose two individuals that act as mentors and sponsors of the couple throughout the period to engagement and marriage. The mentors and sponsors also known as godparents help the couple emotional and financially in…

Then the guests and the quinceañera will dance to one last song. Today, a quinceañera celebration is often an extravagant party that may include a mariachi band, a feast and many guests- very similar to a wedding. Planning for a quinceañera can start as early as the birth of a daughter, the family and godparents save up money until the girl is of age fifteen. Actual quinceañera preparations may take anywhere from six months to a year and a half; dances have to be learned, decorations…

He and his friends were having a party at his house. It was his birthday and just like any other teenager birthday he had a party. His godparents were afraid that Friday the thirteenth was an evil day, a cursed day where all the spirits come back to life and haunt you. Since, they thought it was a bad/unlucky day his godparents blessed him with a rabbit’s foot to bring luck upon his and wash all the evil spirits away. His godparents said that 3 wishes could be wished upon the foot. Be careful…

young lady. The celebration celebrates the girls birthday and their heritage as well as follows the unique Quinceañera rituals. The Quinceañera is a religious celebration celebrated by Catholics, which is the common religion practiced by Spanish speaking people. The celebration starts by a church ceremony. The birthday girl attends a special mass dedicated to her commitment to God. She will enter the church like a wedding and walk with her court of women and their escorts followed by her parents…

shows to observe, I decided to select T.V. shows I had watched when I was a child. The Fairly Oddparents was one children’s cartoon I chose to observe. This show is based around a little boy, Timmy Turner, whose parents are always abandoning him and leaving him with an evil babysitter, Vicky. Because of his miserable life, Timmy was granted with fairy godparents, Cosmo and Wanda, who make all of his wishes come true. Watching a couple of episodes, I noticed that Timmy, the main character,…