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The traditional wedding cord, also known as the "wedding lasso", is a piece of paraphernalia used in some Catholic wedding ceremonies. It is actually a representation of a loop of rosary beads made out of white satin or silk .
The “marriage dozen” is an old custom sacredly preserved and still in force in many parts of central France. In Berry and in Anjou, when a young girl marries, her family, or that of the husband, must give her a purse, in which they place, according to their means, twelve pieces, or twelve dozen pieces, or twelve hundred pieces of gold.
A lasso or lazo (/ ˈ l æ s oʊ / or / l æ ˈ s uː /), also called reata or la reata in Mexico, [1] [2] and in the United States riata or lariat [3] (from Mexican Spanish lasso for roping cattle), [4] is a loop of rope designed as a restraint to be thrown around a target and tightened when pulled.
Vicente Oropeza, Mexican charro, introduced trick roping to the United States while working for Buffalo Bill's Wild West show Trick roping, circa 1914 A charro demonstrating trick roping, circa 2013. Floreo de reata or trick roping is a Mexican entertainment or competitive art involving the spinning of a lasso, also known
Mezcal is a typical alcoholic drink that characterizes Oaxacan weddings, which is extracted from the maguey plant native to Mexico. The drink is popular throughout Mexico but derives from Oaxaca where the majority is produced [citation needed]. Mezcal is made in similar manner for centuries, from the heart of the plant known as “la piña ...
David Huerta is a contemporary philosopher and poet who examines human existence, freedom, and meaning in Mexican society, blending philosophy with art and literature. In the 17th century, Sor Juana Inez de la Cruz emerged as one of Mexico's most prominent early philosophers. A nun, poet, and scholar, Sor Juana critiqued the societal and ...
Civil Marriage Act: was issued in Veracruz on July 23, 1859, through this law was established that the religious marriage had no official validity and established marriage as a civil contract with the State, eliminating the forcible intervention priests and collection thereof by the churches.
Diseños are hand-drawn maps submitted to the U.S. government indicating the extent of a land grant as understood by the grantees. [9] Diseños and expedientes (written descriptions of the grants) were used during the U.S. land-patent process that began when Mexican Alta California became the U.S. state of California in 1850. [9]