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Padrinos Help Mexican Wedding Traditions Take Root
A wedding party of padrinos blesses ceremonies blending Mexican and American customs. Couples provide gifts such as pillows and the lasso while guests offer weddings funds and a bride and groom dance. The piece contrasts Rangel Bahner Harrison ceremonies with past village and German influence, noting language and family tensions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ty Pat Henry Family
Rudy Rangel
Eins
Bahner
Juarez
Mexico
James Harrison
Wilfried Bahner
Wilfried
Christine
Lubbock