That's right, Ricardo. Even today, when I talk to my godmother on the phone, I usually start with "Madrinha sa bença" (Madrinha, a sua benção = Please your blessing, Godmother), followed by her "Deus te abençoe (God bless you).
2014-02-05 Richard Francis Pimentel <[email protected]>: > > > *Hi Ricardo,* > > > > *It is a custom used in different nationalities in the past and it is > dying out today. Whenever we would visit our French Canadian Grandfather > before we left we would ask him for a blessing. This was the custom then in > the 1950's. For reasons entwined in society it is not done today.* > > > > *Rick* > > > > *Richard Francis Pimentel* > > *Spring, TX* > > > > > > *From:* [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] *On > Behalf Of *Ricardo Chaves > *Sent:* Wednesday, February 5, 2014 7:49 AM > *To:* Azores Geneolagy > *Subject:* Re: [AZORES-Genealogy] Portuguese words for blessing > > > > Hi Chery, > > > > > > I remember in the old days, my grandparents showing us grandchildren a > "weird face" if we forgot to ask them for their blessing. We don't hear it > so often today, but is still common in some more rural places. It was also > a sign of respect! > > > > In some kind of "slang" one of the most common expressions was "Vó Bença" > which was a request, correctly written as "Avó a sua Benção" and the reply > would be, from the grandparent, "Deus de Abençoe". Was used also with > parents, and uncles, etc. Specially in those families who took religion > more serious. > > > > In English, "Please you blessing" and "God bless you" > > > > There are many variants of this tradition, depending on the Island maybe, > or even village and age of generations, this is the one I was raised with. > > > > On Wed, Feb 5, 2014 at 4:41 AM, Cheri Mello <[email protected]> wrote: > > Repost for Henry Araujo, henryaraujo at yahoo.com > > > > i te abençoe was the reply that your vavó probably used > > > > -- > For options, such as changing to List, Digest, Abridged, or No Mail > (vacation) mode, log into your Google account and visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/Azores. Click in the blue area on the > right that says "Join this group" and it will take you to "Edit my > membership." > --- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "Azores Genealogy" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected]. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/azores. > > > > > > -- > > Ricardo Chaves > > -- > For options, such as changing to List, Digest, Abridged, or No Mail > (vacation) mode, log into your Google account and visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/Azores. Click in the blue area on the > right that says "Join this group" and it will take you to "Edit my > membership." > --- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "Azores Genealogy" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected]. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/azores. > > -- > For options, such as changing to List, Digest, Abridged, or No Mail > (vacation) mode, log into your Google account and visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/Azores. Click in the blue area on the > right that says "Join this group" and it will take you to "Edit my > membership." > --- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "Azores Genealogy" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected]. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/azores. > -- For options, such as changing to List, Digest, Abridged, or No Mail (vacation) mode, log into your Google account and visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/Azores. Click in the blue area on the right that says "Join this group" and it will take you to "Edit my membership." --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Azores Genealogy" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/azores.
