I've been meaning to write something up like this for quite some time. Mostly copy pasta'd from my myspace page, which I never post at. Weird
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It shows enough that you care about it, that you try, that you wish to be a part of it, and that it even bothers you like this. In a way, this makes you a part of "it". I hope you eventually find some solid ground regarding this issue where you are at ease. It must be frustrating, I'm sorry. You know, any help that you need regarding language, traditions, folklore... You can ask me, I'd love to help. Really. I won't know everything and I gather that your family comes from Mexico, right? I'm from Puerto Rico, but I'll try to do my best. I know you don't know where to start, well, I made an entry in Spanish the other day, see what you don't understand from it and I can help.
A "curandero" was kind of a witch doctor. But nowadays, or I guess, not that long ago, it's basically an unlicensed doctor. Not much to say, unless there's a back-story I'm missing...
I guess I was wondering if you knew any of the practices besides the one for mal ojo. I've heard a lot about that one from both my parents, but besides that I don't know that much, and they can't remember too much.
I don't know about their practices much, sorry. They treated their patients with a mixture of herbs; made medicine out of natural elements. They cured you of everything, really, ranging from a stomachache to riding you of your bad spirits and demons. "Mal de ojo" is what we call it when someone wishes you harm, it could be deliberately or without them noticing. An example of an unintentional mal de ojo, would be if my brother was doing good in a subject and someone mentions that he's concentrating and doing so well, making him not do his work. It's silly, really. Don't know if you knew
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You know, any help that you need regarding language, traditions, folklore... You can ask me, I'd love to help. Really. I won't know everything and I gather that your family comes from Mexico, right? I'm from Puerto Rico, but I'll try to do my best. I know you don't know where to start, well, I made an entry in Spanish the other day, see what you don't understand from it and I can help.
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I'll go re-read it, I tried to scan it and didn't understand so much that I just stopped. I probably shouldn't do that.
As for folklore, do you know anything about Curanderos? I was researching that and asking my parents about it the other day.
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