Funeral rites and ceremonies.
Found in 10 Collections and/or Records:
A Spanish-American custom- a velerio. Kenneth Fordyce, collector., 1936-1940
Description of a Hispanic wake.
Albuquerque and vicinity. E.L. Drake, collector., 1936-1940
Brief description of a variety of social customs and superstitions practiced in Albuquerque and surrounding areas.
Community spirit preserved by some religious and social customs. Reyes Martinez. collector., 1936-1940
Description of funeral customs.
Cooney's tomb. H.P. Collier, collector., 1936-1940
Description of a stone sepulcher in which a mining boss, killed by Victorio's Apaches in 1880, is buried.
El Custumbre de la comida crusada. (Crossing of the Bar Dinner). Lester Raines. collector., 1936-1940
Description of a meal served during the course of a wake.
El velorio. (The wake). Aurora Lucero- White, collector., 1936-1940
Description of a Hispanic wake and funeral.
Old man Saunderson. R.T.F. Simpson, collector., 1936-1940
Describes the problems two trader had when they buried an old prospector.
Spanish American "Prayer Crosses"., 1936-1940
The Hispanic practice of placing a small white cross along the route to the cemetary.
Spanish crosses. Kenneth Fordyce, collector., 1936-1940
Explanation of Spanish-American 'Prayer Crosses'
Velorio. Annette H. Thorp, collector., 1936-1940
Description of a Spanish wake and funeral. Feb 1940.