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Symbolic Faith Research Paper

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Symbolic Faith Every December, the alleys which engrossed the basilica would be enlightened with fluctuating lights and colorful banners, and the winter of 2012 was no exception. Before the start of every new year, my family and I would always return to our hometown in Mexico and Celebrate Christmas with my relatives. The main element in our trip would always be to visit the local Virgin Mary (the Virgin de San Juan), which was housed in an extravagantly beautiful basilica. Our hometown had been erected around not only the Virgin’s “house”, but also the Catholic faith.
My family and relatives had always been true believers of God’s divineness and his spiritual creations, and at a young age so did I. When my height still hadn’t even reach my father’s torso, I believed that the …show more content…

As I picked it up I noticed an elegantly written name; my own. It had been the gift my parents had prepared for me. It was still intact and unravaged like all the others that had been littered around it. When I had omitted from the gathering I was not only omitting myself from my faith but from my family. I no longer wanted to be characterized by the very faith that their world revolved around. I felt like denying their traditions was like denying them. As my vision blurred and my face became most, I began to open the box. Inside the small box was a necklace with stunningly detailed image of the Virgin de San Juan.
To this day, I wear that very necklace and continue to battle my way through the basilica’s throngs on my families and my yearly visit with the Virgin de San Juan. It may not be a symbol of faith like it should be, but to me, it’s a reminder of my traditions and Family. I may not be a Catholic at heart but it’s part of my culture and I have decided to embrace it as a new

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