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Religon:

The majority of Puerto Ricans are Roman Catholic, but religious freedom for all faiths is guaranteed by the Commonwealth Constitution. There is a Jewish Community Center in Miramar, and there's a Jewish Congregation in Santurce. There are Protestant services for Baptists, Episcopalians, Lutherans, and Presbyterians, and there are other interdenominational services. Although it is Catholic, Puerto Rico does not follow Catholic dogma and rituals as assiduously as do the churches of Spain and Italy. Because the church supported slavery, there was a long-lasting resentment against the all-Spanish clergy of colonial days. Island-born men were excluded from the priesthood. When Puerto Ricans eventually took over the Catholic churches on the island, they followed some guidelines from Spain and Italy but ignored others. Following the U.S. acquisition of the island in 1898, Protestantism grew in influence and popularity. There were Protestants on the island before the invasion, but their numbers increased after Puerto Rico became a U.S. colony. Many islanders liked the idea of separation of church and state, as provided for in the U.S. Constitution. In recent years, Pentecostal fundamentalism has swept across the island. There are some 1,500 Evangelical churches in Puerto Rico today. Death

In Puerto Rico, death and the passage into afterlife are commonly marked by vigils, or wakes, and novenas, which are days of prayer for the dead. During the vigils, which occur between death and burial, the close friends and relatives of the dead gather around the body, which lies in state, and pray for the soul's passage into heaven. Throughout the night of the vigil, people who knew the deceased come and go while a small group of women and men who were particularly close to the dead say the rosary. Candles burn, and the prayers last until dawn of the day the person is to be buried. Following the funeral, the novenas begin. These nine consecutive days of prayer take place in the house of the deceased and constitute a means by which God's favor is solicited on behalf of the deceased's surviving kin and friends, as well as a means of reaffirming ties among households and community solidarity.

Many Puerto Rican patients might want to receive communion before death. You should ask the patient’s family about religious preference if death is imminent, and contact a priest or a minister of a given denomination.

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Thesis Statement: Why do we keep hispanic heritage alive? We need to keep this heritage alive because not everyone speaks english. There are other langueges that others speak and we need to respect that. Hispanic heritage is important and we need to keep it alive. There food and the way they raise there familys is important and if they dont have that they wont know how to live.

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Marrige: > Affidavit > > > . > Gestures and personal space: As in most Latin countries, people tend to stand close to one another in any social or even business setting. This relates to a different perspective on 'personal space,' with North Americans and many Europeans believing that people should stand about an arm's length from one another. If you tend to move away from someone from a Latin country, it could be considered as offensive or insulting. ν Men tend to smile and stare at women, which is considered acceptable, but the reverse is not. ν Puerto Ricans tend to interrupt each other frequently and are not upset when this occurs. ν If someone wiggles their nose, it probably means he or she is saying 'What's going on here?' ν You will hear restaurant patrons signal for waiters by making a 'psssst' sound.
 * Marriage. **Marriages in Puerto Rico are usually recognized by the Catholic church. Common-law or consensual unions, once typical in peasant regions, have become less common. Marriage takes place at a young age, usually in the teens, and most Puerto Ricans desire children shortly after marriage. Both marriage and the birth of children are important events in terms of forming bonds between families and households, with well-established visiting patterns among related households and compadrazgo relations formed between households at the baptisms of children. Requirements:
 * 1) Valid photo
 * 1) Medical certification
 * 1) Internal Revenue Stamp from the Puerto Rico Government.
 * 2) Birth certificate copies
 * 3) Divorce decree
 * 4) Spouse's death decree
 * 5) <span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: arial,verdana,helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 16px;">The registrar shall examine all documents, if in compliance; the marriage certificate will be issued and signed
 * 6) ## <span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: arial,verdana,helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 16px;">Anyone under 21 must be accompanied by a parent.
 * 1) ## <span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: arial,verdana,helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 16px;">Anyone under 21 must be accompanied by a parent.
 * 1) <span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: arial,verdana,helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 16px;">For the last and final step, make sure the priest/minister or judge who officiates the wedding deliver the certificate, marriage license and all other documents to the Demographic Registry of the municipality where the ceremony took place no more than 10 days after the marriage.
 * 2) <span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: arial,verdana,helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 16px;">The couple must review all these documents, sign all sections of the marriage certificate using permanent black or blue ink, or typewriter, and officiate at the ceremony.

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Works Cited:

"Religion." In Puerto Rico. Frommer's, n.d. Web. 24 Apr. 2015. <http://www.frommers.com/destinations/puerto-rico/744401#sthash.cqqVX12F.dpbs#ixzz3Y3YhxOaw>.